English Dictionary

energy

/ˈɛn.ə.d͡ʒi/

noun

The impetus behind all motion and all activity. / The capacity to do work.

Renewable energy sources are becoming more popular as people seek to reduce their carbon footprint.

意味（1）

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?

意味（2）

The capacity to do work.

There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.

意味（3）

(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h)

CGS: erg (erg)

SI: joule (J), kilowatt-hour (kW·h) CGS: erg (erg) Customary: foot-pound-force, calorie, kilocalorie (i.e. dietary calories), BTU, liter-atmosphere, ton of TNT

意味（4）

An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. (Compare aura.)

Reiki, much like prayer, is a personal exercise that can easily convert negative energy into positive energy.

意味（5）

(Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.

The three Persons of the Holy Trinity have the same opinion, make the same decision, and put forth the same energy and action.

意味（6）

(role-playing games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.