the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity 活力;干劲 changes in the levels of vitamins can affect energy and well-being. 维生素水平的变化会影响人的活力和健康。 ■(energies)a person's physical and mental powers, typically as applied to a particular task or activity (某方面的)精力,力量
power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines 能
(Physics)the property of matter and radiation which is manifest as a capacity to perform work (such as causing motion or the interaction of molecules) (物理)能量 a collision in which no energy is transferred. 没有能量转移的碰撞。 ■[count noun]a degree or level of this capacity possessed by something or required by a process 能量级
语源
mid 16th cent. (denoting force or vigour of expression): from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- 'in, within' + ergon 'work'