hydro

hydro — 名詞

1. a shortened form of hydroelectricity — power generated by capturing the natural

1.名詞B2
釋義

水力發電

利用水流動力產生的電力

a shortened form of hydroelectricity — power generated by capturing the natural force of water moving in streams, rivers, or over cliffs to spin turbines and make electricity.

例句

The new dam supplies hydro to more than one million homes in the region.

這座新水壩為該地區超過一百萬戶家庭提供水力發電。

uncountable noun: supplies hydro to [number] [recipients]

During the dry season, the country's hydro output drops by nearly half.

在乾旱季節，該國的水力發電量幾乎減少了一半。

compound modifier: hydro output

同義詞
  • hydroelectricity

    the full, more formal term; 'hydro' is a shortening

  • hydropower

    focuses on the power/energy aspect rather than the electricity output

反義詞

用法筆記

Used as a short, informal alternative to 'hydroelectricity' in news reports and everyday speech. Unlike the full form, 'hydro' is uncountable and does not combine with '-ic' endings.

常見錯誤

❌I work at a hydro plant.
✅I work at a hydroelectric plant.
💡'hydro' alone is not used as an adjective before 'plant'; use 'hydroelectric' instead.
❌Hydros are a clean energy source.
✅Hydro is a clean energy source.
💡'hydro' in this sense is uncountable and never takes a plural -s.

2. electricity provided to homes and businesses as a service from a public utility

2.名詞B2
釋義

電力

提供給家庭和企業的公共電力服務

electricity provided to homes and businesses as a service from a public utility company — used especially in Canada as a general term for the electrical power supply.

例句

Ezra called the hydro company after the lights went out during the storm.

暴風雨期間停電後，Ezra 打電話給電力公司。

compound noun: hydro company

Our family hydro bill went up this month because we used the heater more.

這個月我們家的電費增加了，因為暖氣用得比較多。

collocation: hydro bill

同義詞
  • electricity

    general term; 'hydro' is region-specific and less formal

  • power

    common alternative in all varieties; 'hydro' is markedly Canadian

用法筆記

This sense is dominant in Canadian English, where 'hydro' historically comes from the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. In other varieties of English, 'electricity' or 'power' is preferred. The word is used like an uncountable resource — 'cut off the hydro', 'the hydro is back on'.

常見錯誤

❌I need to pay my hydros.
✅I need to pay my hydro bill.
💡'hydro' for electricity is uncountable; do not add -s.
❌The hydro went out in London last night.' (used in the UK)
✅The power went out in London last night.
💡'hydro' for general electricity is Canadian usage; outside Canada, use 'power' or 'electricity'.

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