energy

Pronunciation: ['enәdʒi]

Average Rank: 1346

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 精力, 精神, 活力, 能量 [化] 能; 能量

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
  • n. forceful exertion
  • n. enterprising or ambitious drive
  • n. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk cet4 cet6 ky ielts

Word Forms:
Plural: energies

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#304

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.0% (Top 97.0% most frequent)
97.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1957

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 80.4% (Top 80.4% most frequent)
80.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1778

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 82.2% (Top 82.2% most frequent)
82.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.