名詞 momentum:

1. an impelling force or strength
   同義詞：impulse
2. the product of a body's mass and its velocity

1. The struggle for independence is gaining momentum every day.
   為獨(dú)立而斗爭的勢頭日益增長。
2. As the rock rolled down the mountainside, it gathered momentum.
   石頭滾下山時(shí)，它的動(dòng)量增加。

mo.men.tum

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 mo.men.ta[-t…] 或 mo.men.tums
Symbol p Physics A measure of the motion of a body equal to the product of its mass and velocity.Also called linear momentum
符號 p 【物理學(xué)】 動(dòng)量，沖量：一種衡量物體運(yùn)動(dòng)量度的單位，等于運(yùn)動(dòng)物體的質(zhì)量和速度的乘積也作 linear momentum

Impetus of a physical object in motion.
沖力：運(yùn)動(dòng)中物體的動(dòng)力
Impetus of a nonphysical process, such as an idea or a course of events:
勢頭：非物質(zhì)發(fā)展的動(dòng)力，如思想或事物的進(jìn)程：
例句：
The soaring rise in interest rates finally appeared to be losing momentum.
利率的飛速上漲的勢頭終于減弱了

Philosophy An essential or constituent element; a moment.
【哲學(xué)】 必要的或構(gòu)成的元素；契機(jī)

來源：
Latin mômentum [movement]
拉丁語 mômentum [運(yùn)動(dòng)]
short for *movimentum
*movimentum的簡寫
from movôre [to move] * see meu…-
源自 movôre [移動(dòng)] *參見 meu…-