A kingmaker is someone who has the power to decide, or strongly shape, who gets an important job — originally, who becomes king. The word started in the 16th century as a name for Warwick the Kingmaker (Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick). In the Wars of the Roses his moves helped push Henry VI off the throne and put Edward IV on it, then put Henry back again.

A kingmaker kingmaker is是 someone某人 who has擁有 the power力量 to decide決定, or或 strongly shape強烈地影響 who誰 gets an important job得到重要的職位 — originally最初 who誰 becomes king成為國王. The word這個詞 started開始於 in the 16th century十六世紀, as a name作為一個名字 for Warwick the Kingmaker指沃里克伯爵金雀花王朝的擁立者 (Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick理查・內維爾，沃里克伯爵). In the Wars of the Roses在玫瑰戰爭中, his moves他的行動 helped push幫助推 Henry VI亨利六世 off the throne下王位, and而 put推 Edward IV愛德華四世 on it上王位, then然後 put推 Henry亨利 back again再度回去

Today newspapers use it far beyond kings: a party boss, a rich donor, a coach, or a senior person who can make or break a career. It can sound admiring (this person shapes history) or wary (this person has too much quiet power). It is a serious, slightly dramatic word from politics and history, now stretched to business and sport.

Today今天, newspapers報紙 use使用它 it far beyond kings遠遠超出國王的範圍: a party boss一個黨的大老, a rich donor一個有錢的捐款者, a coach一個教練, or或 a senior person一個資深人物 who can make or break可以成就或毀掉 a career一個人的事業. It它 can sound可能聽起來 admiring帶著讚賞 (this person這個人 shapes history形塑了歷史) or或 wary帶著警戒 (this person這個人 has too much quiet power擁有太多不動聲色的權力). It它 is是 a serious, slightly dramatic word一個嚴肅、稍微戲劇化的詞 from politics and history來自政治和歷史, now現在 stretched延伸 to business and sport到商業和體育

The person does not “make” a king with their hands; they choose, back, or topple the one who leads.

The person這個人 does not “make” a king並不是用雙手「打造」一個國王 with their hands; they他們 choose選擇, back支持, or或 topple推翻 the one that那個 who leads領導的人