“电势”常见的英文表达是 electric potential ，也可简称为 potential（在特定语境，尤其是物理学专业讨论电势相关内容时）。
例如：
The electric potential at a point in an electric field is defined as the work done per unit charge in bringing a small positive test charge from infinity to that point.（电场中某点的电势定义为将一个很小的正试探电荷从无穷远处带到该点所做的功与该电荷量的比值。 ）
The potential difference between two points is equal to the work done per unit charge in moving a charge between the two points.（两点间的电势差等于将电荷在这两点间移动时所做的功与电荷量的比值。 ）