来自中古英语poer,力量,能力,来自古法语poeir,使有力量,来自拉丁语*potere,来自potis,有力量的,有权力的,词源同potent,possible.插入字母w,拼写比较tower,turret.引申诸相关词义。
Whatever some hypocritical ministers of government may say about it, power is the greatest of all pleasures. It seems to me that only love can beat it, and love is a happy illness that can't be picked up as easily as a Ministry. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]Meaning "one who has power" is late 14c. Meaning "specific ability or capacity" is from early 15c. Meaning "a state or nation with regard to international authority or influence" [OED] is from 1726. Used for "a large number of" from 1660s. Meaning "energy available for work is from 1727. Sense of "electrical supply" is from 1896.
来自美剧《纸牌屋》
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