adj. 强大的;权力大的;(药)有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词,“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义:lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
n. 劝说,说服(力);信仰;
💡 persua=persuade说服+sion 名词后缀→ 说服(力)
"It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was."
我们没费什么口舌就让她说出了他的下落。
近义:luring, assurance, persuasiveness, seduction, seductiveness, suasion
反义:determent, deterrence, discouragement
n. 器具,工具;(有助于做工或完成某事的)用具;受人利用的人;压印机;
vt. 用工具给…加工;压印;驾车到处跑;
vi. 使用工具;开车,乘车;
💡 一根棍子(l)有时也(too)是 工具
"a handy little tool"
好用的小工具
近义:hew, work, malleate, carve, fabricate, fashion