High-performance describes cars, computers, sports kit and other machines that can go faster, or do more work, than the ordinary kind. A high-performance car is built to be quick and sharp, not just to get you to the shop. A high-performance computer is made for heavy work — games, film, science — not for checking email.

High-performance describes high-performance 形容 cars, computers, sports kit and other machines汽車、電腦、運動裝備和其他機器： that than the ordinary kind它們比普通款 can go faster跑得更快、 or do more work或做得動更多工作。 A high-performance car高性能汽車 is built to be quick and sharp生來就是要快、要靈敏， not just to get you to the shop不只是載你去商店。 A high-performance computer高效能電腦 is made for heavy work是為粗重的工作做的—— games, film, science遊戲、影像、科學—— not for checking email不是為了收信。

Companies love this word in adverts because it sounds like power and quality. It is about what the *thing* can do.

Companies公司 in adverts在廣告裡 love this word很愛這個字， because因為 it sounds like power and quality它聽起來就是力量和品質。 It is about它講的是 what the *thing* can do那個「東西」能做什麼。

You would not normally call a student high-performance; that is a machine-and-kit word, though workplaces sometimes stretch it to “high-performance team.” Though actually, the label is often a sales word: two laptops can both say high-performance, and one of them is still slow.

You would not normally call a student high-performance你通常不會說一個學生 high-performance； that is a machine-and-kit word那是講機器和裝備的字， though workplaces sometimes stretch it不過職場有時會把它拉過去用 to “high-performance team.”變成「high-performance team」。 Though actually話說回來， the label is often a sales word這個標籤常常是銷售用語： two laptops兩台筆電 can both say high-performance可以都寫著 high-performance， and one of them is still slow其中一台照樣很慢。

It is not the same as high-maintenance. A thing can be high-performance and still be easy to look after — or a nightmare.

It is not the same as high-maintenance它跟 high-maintenance 不是同一回事。 A thing一個東西 can be high-performance可以是高性能， and still be easy to look after同時仍然好照顧—— or a nightmare也可能是場惡夢。