英语词汇“prime mover”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

prime mover

a. One regarded as the initial source of energy directed toward a goal: Patriotism was the prime mover of the revolution.

b. The initial force, such as electricity, wind, or gravity, that engages or moves a machine.

c. A machine or mechanism that converts natural energy into work. Also called primum mobile.

2. Any of various heavy-duty trucks or tractors.

3. Philosophy In Aristotelian philosophy, an eternal, immaterial being of pure motion that cannot be changed but is the cause of change and motion.

单词	prime mover
释义	prime mover n. 1. a. One regarded as the initial source of energy directed toward a goal: Patriotism was the prime mover of the revolution. b. The initial force, such as electricity, wind, or gravity, that engages or moves a machine. c. A machine or mechanism that converts natural energy into work. Also called primum mobile. 2. Any of various heavy-duty trucks or tractors. 3. Philosophy In Aristotelian philosophy, an eternal, immaterial being of pure motion that cannot be changed but is the cause of change and motion.
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