Hegemony is when one state or country is so strong that it leads or controls others — not only by war, but by money, rules, or the way everyone else has to live.

Hegemony霸權 is when指的是當 one state or country一個國家 is so strong that強大到 it leads or controls others能主導或控制其他國家——not only by war不只是靠戰爭，but by money, rules, or the way everyone else has to live而是靠金錢、規則，或別人不得不遵循的生活方式。

Historians use it for empires; news writers use it for today's great powers. It is a formal, academic word. You would not say it about a bossy classmate.

Historians歷史學家 use it會用這個詞 for empires來講帝國；news writers新聞寫作者 use it用它 for today's great powers來講現今的強權。It它 is是 a formal, academic word一個正式、學術性的詞。You你 would not say it不會拿這個詞 about a bossy classmate來說一個很霸道的同學。

People stretch it a little, too: cultural hegemony is when one country's films, language, or ideas fill the world so fully that other countries follow without a fight. Though actually, that stretch still keeps the first idea: one power sitting at the centre.

People人們 stretch it a little, too也會把這個詞用得更廣一點：cultural hegemony文化霸權 is when指的是當 one country's films, language, or ideas一個國家的電影、語言，或思想 fill the world so fully填滿全世界到 that other countries follow without a fight其他國家不用打仗就跟著走的地步。Though actually不過事實上，that stretch這種延伸用法 still keeps仍然保留著 the first idea最初的概念：one power sitting at the centre一個強權坐在中心位置。

Two pronunciations are both in use: HEDGE-uh-moh-nee and heh-JEM-uh-nee.

Two pronunciations兩種發音 are both in use都有人用：HEDGE-uh-moh-nee HEDGE-uh-moh-nee(一種唸法) and和 heh-JEM-uh-nee heh-JEM-uh-nee(另一種唸法)。