power

• n. 力; 強さ; 能力; パワー; 力; [数]力
• vt. 刺激を与える；弾みをつける；力を与える
• vi.素早く前進する
• adj.権力者に影響を与え、権力を操る。
• n. （権力）人名；（英語?ポルトガル語）バウアー

中英語のpoer, 強さ, 能力, 古フランス語のpoeir, 強力にする, ラテン語の*potere, potisから, 強さを持つ, 力を持つ.

power

power: [13] Old Latin *potēre was the precursor of Latin posse ‘be able or powerful’ (source of English posse and possible). Its present participial stem potent- has given English potent. It seems to have remained current in colloquial speech, and by the 8th century AD was reasserting itself as the main form of the verb. It passed into Old French as poeir, later povoir (whence modern French pouvoir), and this came to be used as a noun, meaning ‘ability to do things’. Its Anglo-Norman version poer passed into English, where it became power.
=> posse, possible, potent

power (n.)

c. 1300, "ability; ability to act or do; strength, vigor, might," especially in battle; "efficacy; control, mastery, lordship, dominion; legal power or authority; authorization; military force, an army," from Anglo-French pouair, Old French povoir, noun use of the infinitive, "to be able," earlier podir (9c.), from Vulgar Latin *potere, from Latin potis "powerful" (see potent).

Whatever some hypocritical ministers of government may say about it, power is the greatest of all pleasures. It seems to me that only love can beat it, and love is a happy illness that can't be picked up as easily as a Ministry. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]

Meaning "one who has power" is late 14c. Meaning "specific ability or capacity" is from early 15c. Meaning "a state or nation with regard to international authority or influence" [OED] is from 1726. Used for "a large number of" from 1660s. Meaning "energy available for work is from 1727. Sense of "electrical supply" is from 1896.

Phrase the powers that be is from Rom. xiii:1. As a statement wishing good luck, more power to (someone) is recorded from 1842. A power play in ice hockey so called by 1940. Power failure is from 1911; power steering from 1921.

power (v.)

"to supply with power," 1898, from power (n.). Earlier it meant "make powerful" (1530s). Related: Powered; powering.

1. Generosity is its own form of power .

気前の良い力を過小評価するな。
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2.The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.

政権を握っている軍政は人民を抑圧し、人の心を得ない。

3.Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.

多くの指導者が権力と金に執着するようになった。

4.Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power .

将校たちは昨日権力奪取未遂を犯した。

5.The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.

発電所を建設する資金は十分なはずだ。