- 1全能的;無所不能的
Omnipotent means able to do everything: power with no limit. It is mainly an adjective, the sister of the noun . 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. 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. 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. Do not use it for someone who is only quite strong or quite important. The three old “omni-” God-words — omnipotent, , — are easy to mix: this one is about power, not knowledge, and not being in every place.
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,摘錄並精簡格式,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.
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