1650s, also impower, from assimilated form of en- (1) + power (n.). Used by Milton, Beaumont, Pope, Jefferson, Macaulay, but the modern popularity dates from 1986. Related: Empowered; empowering.
双语例句
1. His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.
他的地位并没有给予他不经许可就引用我们观点的权力。
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2. I want to empower the businessman.
我想给那个商人授权。
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3. What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well.
我现在努力做的就是帮助人们，引他们过上好日子。
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4. We must institutionalize philanthropy, and to empower the general public.
但我们却不太容易理解:人家那里有一个社会共同体的概念.
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5. The Voting Rights Act was needed to empower minority groups.
