empower

C1 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #35513 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 授予权力, 允许, 使能够 [法] 授权, 准许, 转委

发音

US /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/

词形变化

empowered empowerest empowereth empowering empowers 三单 empowers empowering 现在分词 empowered 过去式 empowered 过去分词

别名

empowre impower impowre

教材释义与例句

动词

授权，允许；使能够

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

    授权

    及物
  2. 2.

    To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

    赋予…的力量

    赋能

    及物

    John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

gift invest authorize authorise endow endue indue

上位词 3

charge appoint enable

下位词 3

cover sanction entitle

词源

From em- + power.

来源：wiktionary