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Omnipotent means able to do everything: power with no limit. It is mainly an adjective, the sister of the noun .
Omnipotent meansomnipotent的意思是 able to do everything什麼都做得到 power with no limit力量沒有極限 It is mainly an adjective它主要是形容詞 the sister of the noun omnipotence跟名詞omnipotence是一對
People say God is omnipotent. You will also see the Omnipotent, with a capital letter, used as a noun for God. That use feels old and church-like.
People say God is omnipotent大家會說上帝是omnipotent You will also see the Omnipotent你也會看到the Omnipotent with a capital letter開頭大寫 used as a noun for God當名詞用,指上帝 That use feels old and church-like這種用法感覺很古老、很像在教堂裡講話
Though actually, in ordinary English the word is often looser, and sometimes a little bitter. “She is omnipotent in that office” does not mean she can do magic. It means she decides everything, and nobody can push back.
Though actually不過其實 in ordinary English the word is often looser在日常英文裡這個字常常用得比較鬆散 and sometimes a little bitter有時候還帶點酸味 “She is omnipotent in that office”「She is omnipotent in that office」(她在那間辦公室裡就是老大) does not mean she can do magic不是說她會變魔法 It means意思是 she decides everything什麼事都是她說了算 and nobody can push back而且沒有人能反對
Younger speakers often pick the easier all-powerful; omnipotent sounds like a book, a sermon, or a newspaper trying to be grand. It is a strong, formal word.
Younger speakers often pick the easier all-powerful年輕一輩常常選比較簡單的all-powerful omnipotent sounds like a book, a sermon, or a newspaper trying to be grandomnipotent聽起來像書本、講道,或想裝得很厲害的新聞 It is a strong, formal word這是個很強烈、很正式的字
Do not use it for someone who is only quite strong or quite important.
Do not use it不要用這個字 for someone who is only quite strong or quite important去形容一個只是還算強、還算重要的人
The three old “omni-” God-words — omnipotent, , — are easy to mix: this one is about power, not knowledge, and not being in every place.
The three old “omni-” God-words這三個古老的「omni-」神性字 omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresentomnipotent、omniscient、omnipresent are easy to mix很容易搞混 this one is about power這個字說的是力量 not knowledge不是知識 and not being in every place也不是無所不在
組成Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem: omni- “all” + potens “powerful”. Same path for the rarer noun use.
同家族的字
- omnipotencethe noun; same Latin pieces
- potentshares the Latin “powerful” piece
- omniscientshares omni- “all”; that one is about knowing, not power
- omnipresentshares omni- “all”; that one is about being everywhere
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Omnipotentname
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ChristianityGod.
omnipotentadj/ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
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Having unlimited power, force or authority.
- , omnivalent
- Near-synonyms: plenipotent, plenipotentiary, omnicompetent
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biologynatural-sciencesDescribing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
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archaicArrant.
omnipotentnoun/ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
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An omnipotent being.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。