"prime mover" 怎么发音

expression

ˈpɹaɪm/ /ˈmuvɝ

PRYM MOO-ver

pɹˈaɪm/ /mˈuːvɐ

pr-YM MOOV-uh

释义

A 'prime mover' is the main force, person, or machine that causes something to happen or move, especially the original or most important source of movement or change.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɹaɪm/ /ˈmuvɝ

英式英语

pɹˈaɪm/ /mˈuːvɐ

简化发音

美式

PRYM MOO-ver

英式

pr-YM MOOV-uh

语境中听

The engine is the prime mover of the car.

Water acts as the prime mover in this old mill.

He was the prime mover behind the new law.

In philosophy, Aristotle described a 'first cause' or prime mover for the universe.