发电

• 拼音: fā diàn
• 汉字拆解: 发 = emit, generate; 电 = electricity — generating electric power

含义

To generate electricity; power generation. The process of producing electrical power from various energy sources.

Central to discussions of energy policy and infrastructure. Key terms: 发电厂/发电站 (power plant), 发电量 (electricity output), 太阳能发电 (solar power), 风力发电 (wind power), 核发电 (nuclear power). Also slang: 发电 can mean flirting online (generating sparks).

例句

1. 这座水电站每年发电量足够供应整个城市的用电需求。
2. 随着技术进步，太阳能发电的成本越来越低了。
3. 新建的火力发电厂引发了当地居民对环境污染的担忧。

用法指南

语境: energy, industry, environment

语气: technical

正确说法

• 风力发电是一种清洁能源。(Wind power is a clean energy source.)
• 这台发电机的功率有多大？(What's the power output of this generator?)

错误说法

• 把网络用语'发电'用在正式能源讨论中 (Don't confuse internet slang 发电 (flirting/simping) with actual power generation in formal contexts)

起源与历史

Compound of 发 (emit, generate) + 电 (electricity). Modern term from late 19th century when electrical technology was introduced.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal