Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
— Woodrow Wilson
· Power
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n. 容量;才能;性能;生產能力;
adj. 充其量的，最大限度的;
?? cap拿，抓，握住+acity表名詞，有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量；才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發展.
近義：aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反義：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 贈品，禮物;天賦;贈送;天資;
vt. 賦予;向…贈送;天賦權力（或才能等）;授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈與；禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 合作; 協作;協助;配合;
?? co共同+operat操作+ion名詞后綴→共同操作→合作
"a report produced by the government in cooperation with the chemical industry"
政府與化工行業合作提出的一份報告
近義：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
反義：hostility, impugnation, objection, protestation, reaction, recalcitration
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權，權力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
n. 環，節;[計算機]鏈接;關聯，關系;
vt. 連結;挽住，勾住;
vi. 用環連接;聯系在一起;
?? 連(諧音): 連接
"But any chain is only as strong as its weakest link."
但任何鏈條的強度都取決于它最薄弱的一環。
近義：hook, interconnect, interface, interlink, join, network
反義：loosen, uncouple, unhang, unhitch, unlink, unsling
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