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    Superpower has two lives, and students meet both.

    Superpower「Superpower」 has two lives有兩種生命 and students meet both學生兩種都會遇到

    In and history, a superpower is a country so strong in military force, money, and influence that it can shape what happens all over the world — not just near its own borders. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were the two superpowers. The word is normal in newspapers and textbooks, and it is a measurement, not a compliment. People argue about which countries count today.

    In politics and history在政治和歷史上 a superpowersuperpower 指的是 is a country是一個國家 so strong in military force, money, and influence在軍力、財力和影響力上都極為強大 that it can shape what happens all over the world強大到能左右全世界局勢 not just near its own borders而不只是自己邊境附近 During the Cold War冷戰期間 the United States and the Soviet Union美國和蘇聯 were the two superpowers就是兩個 superpower The word這個詞 is normal in newspapers and textbooks在報紙和教科書裡很常見 and it is a measurement它是一種衡量 not a compliment不是稱讚 People人們 argue about會爭論 which countries count today現在到底哪些國家算得上是 superpower

    In everyday talk, a superpower is a special ability like flying or invisibility — what a superhero has. From there it has become a light, friendly way to talk about a real talent: "Her superpower is remembering names." You will hear this constantly now, in job interviews, in teams, in casual conversation. It is warm and slightly playful.

    In everyday talk在日常用語裡 a superpowersuperpower is指的是 a special ability like flying or invisibility像飛行或隱形這樣的特殊能力 what a superhero has超級英雄擁有的那種 From there從這裡開始 it has become它變成 a light, friendly way一種輕鬆、友善的說法 to talk about a real talent用來談論真正的才能 'Her superpower is remembering names.'「Her superpower is remembering names.」（她的超能力就是記得住名字。） You will hear this constantly now你現在會經常聽到這種說法 in job interviews在求職面試 in teams在團隊裡 in casual conversation在日常閒聊中 It這種用法 is warm and slightly playful溫暖又帶點俏皮

    There is also a verb, to superpower something, meaning to give it a great deal of power — but it is uncommon, and you can safely leave it alone.

    There is also也有 a verb動詞用法 to superpower somethingto superpower something meaning意思是 to give it a great deal of power賦予某個東西極大的力量 but it is uncommon但這種用法不常見 and you can safely leave it alone你可以放心不去理會它

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組成super- + power. super- is Latin super, "above, over". So: power above the ordinary kind. The two meanings grew from the same simple idea — one applied to countries, one to people.

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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。

superpowernoun

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    A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

    • Our superpower competition will be reunified Germany (perhaps together with its European satellites) and expanding Japan (perhaps allied with China, if they can bring that off).
    • The year 1945 marked the end of Europe's global hegemony and confirmed the US and the Soviet Union as global superpowers.
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    An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

    • Administered in such a way, in that superpowers it assures.
    • This is his superpower, I think. The comic geek always has one, and Oliver's is a poker face that would leave even the Holy Trinity guessing what he's thinking.
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    obsoleteElectricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.

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    mathematicssciencesA tetration.

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    Excessive or superior power.

superpowerverb

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    To give extraordinary powers to.

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。