electric stove:电炉;电灶(用电加热进行烹饪或加热的炉具,常见于台式电炉或电灶台)。也可泛指“电炉灶/电灶台”等电力烹饪设备。
/ɪˈlɛktrɪk stoʊv/
I boiled water on the electric stove.
我用电炉烧开了水。
Because the apartment has no gas line, we rely on an electric stove for everyday cooking, which heats more slowly but feels safer.
因为公寓没有燃气管道,我们日常做饭主要靠电灶,虽然加热更慢,但感觉更安全。
electric 源自希腊语 ēlektron(“琥珀”),古人发现琥珀摩擦后会产生静电,因此引申出“电的”。stove 来自古法语/日耳曼语系词源,原义与“加热的房间、取暖装置”相关,后来常指“炉子、灶具”。合起来 electric stove 即“用电加热的炉子/灶”。