soft power

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软实力

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soft powers 复数 soft powers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.

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  2. 2.

    A state having this kind of power.

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词源

Coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s and popularized in the 1990 book “Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power”.

来源:wiktionary