Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇，帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力;
adj. 充其量的，最大限度的;
💡 cap拿，抓，握住+acity表名词，有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量；才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义：aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反义：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 赠品，礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力（或才能等）;授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与；礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 合作; 协作;协助;配合;
💡 co共同+operat操作+ion名词后缀→共同操作→合作
"a report produced by the government in cooperation with the chemical industry"
政府与化工行业合作提出的一份报告
近义：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
反义：hostility, impugnation, objection, protestation, reaction, recalcitration
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
n. 环，节;[计算机]链接;关联，关系;
vt. 连结;挽住，勾住;
vi. 用环连接;联系在一起;
💡 连(谐音): 连接
"But any chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
但任何链条的强度都取决于它最薄弱的一环。
近义：hook, interconnect, interface, interlink, join, network
反义：loosen, uncouple, unhang, unhitch, unlink, unsling
📜 Woodrow Wilson 的更多名言
"There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed."
🏷 更多「Power」名言
"You see what power is - holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them!"
— Amy Tan