wield
意味: To hold and use a weapon, tool, or instrument effectively; figuratively, to exercise power, authority, or influence.
Wield has a powerful, active connotation suggesting control, skill, and agency. In its literal sense, it describes the handling of physical objects (a sword, an axe, a paintbrush). In its far more common figurative use, it describes the exercise of abstract power: 'wield influence,' 'wield authority,' 'wield power.' The figurative use implies that power is actively employed rather than merely possessed. Common collocations include 'wield power,' 'wield influence,' 'wield authority,' and 'wield a weapon.'
例文
- The technology giants wield enormous influence over the flow of information in modern democracies. 科技巨头在现代民主国家的信息流通方面拥有巨大的影响力。Los gigantes tecnológicos ejercen una enorme influencia sobre el flujo de información en las democracias modernas.テクノロジー大手は現代の民主主義国家における情報の流れに対し、絶大な影響力を行使している。거대 기술 기업들은 현대 민주주의 국가에서 정보의 흐름에 대해 막대한 영향력을 행사하고 있다.
- As chair of the committee, she wielded considerable power over the allocation of research funding. 作为委员会主席，她对研究经费的分配拥有相当大的权力。Como presidenta del comité, ejercía un poder considerable sobre la asignación de fondos de investigación.委員会の議長として、彼女は研究資金の配分に対して大きな権限を振るった。위원회 의장으로서 그녀는 연구 자금 배분에 대해 상당한 권한을 휘둘렀다.
- The editorial wielded statistics like a blunt instrument, making little effort to provide context. 那篇社论将统计数据当作钝器般挥舞，几乎不去提供背景说明。El editorial esgrimía las estadísticas como un instrumento contundente, sin apenas esforzarse por contextualizarlas.その社説は統計を鈍器のように振り回し、文脈を示す努力をほとんどしていなかった。그 사설은 통계를 둔기처럼 휘둘렀을 뿐, 맥락을 제시하려는 노력은 거의 하지 않았다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: political, journalism, literary
トーン: assertive
起源と歴史
From Old English wieldan (to rule, control, possess), from Proto-Germanic waldijaną (to rule, be strong). Related to German walten (to govern). The original sense was 'to have power over,' with the physical meaning of handling a weapon developing later.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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