1806, from horse (n.) + power (n.); established by Watt as the power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, which is actually about 1.5 times the power of a strong horse.
雙語例句
1. a powerful car with a 170 horsepower engine
發動機為170馬力的大功率汽車
來自《權威詞典》
2. The worshiper thinks that the worst is the insufficient horsepower.
崇拜者認為最壞的事是馬力不足.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The engine puts out thirty horsepower.
這臺發動機可產生30馬力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2500 - horsepower engine.