PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it.
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n. 大臣;部长;公使;牧师;
vi. 辅助,服侍;执行牧师职务;
💡 mini小+ster名词后缀,人→小人→古代大臣称自己是“小人”→部长,大臣
"The sainted minister in the church!"
那位教堂中神圣的牧师!
近义:provide, provision, purvey, stock, supply, administer
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力,威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义:influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义:subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 状态;环境;健康状况;条款;
vt. 制约;限制;使习惯于;使适应;
vt.& vi. 对…具有重要影响;影响(某事发生的方式);保持(头发或皮肤等的)健康;养护;
💡 con共同+dit给予+ion抽象名词→共同给出的东西 → 条件
"The car was in A1 condition."
汽车状况好极了。
近义:fitness, shape, capacitate, prepare, fit, fix
反义:impair, jumble, mess, muss, overset, overturn
vt. 发挥;运用;使受(影响等);用(力);
💡 seri-, ser- 表”结合,放”#词根助记:ex外+xert放=把精力放到外面=运用,发挥,努力
"He likes to exert his authority."
他喜欢行使自己的权力.
近义:apply, put, exercise
adj. 满的,装满的;完全的,完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv. 极其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地;
n. 充分,完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v. 把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
💡 因为fill(充满)所以full(满的)
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,车水马龙。
近义:felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump
反义:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
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