magnetism
/ˈmægnɪtɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- a physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, which results in attractive and repulsive forces between objects磁力现象。
1.1
- the property of being magnetic磁性。
1.2
- figurative the ability to attract and charm people〈喻〉吸引力, 魅力：
his personal magnetism attracted men to the brotherhood.
他个人的魅力吸引了男人们参加该兄弟会。
All magnetism is due to circulating electric currents. In magnetic materials the magnetism is produced by electrons orbiting within the atoms; in most substances the magnetic effects of different electrons cancel each other out, but in some, such as iron, a net magnetic field can be induced by aligning the atoms.
词源
early 17th cent.: from modern Latin magnetismus, from Latin magneta （see MAGNET）.