empower

/ɪmˈpaʊə/ verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

授权；使有能力

释义与例句

verb 授权；使有能力
to give someone authority or power to do something
  1. The new law empowers local councils to raise taxes.
    新法律授权地方议会增税。
  2. Education empowers people to change their lives.
    教育使人们有能力改变自己的生活。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Women were empowered by the new legislation.
    新立法赋予了妇女权力。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 em-（使）+ power（权力）→ 给予权力 → 授权

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • power 权力
    词根名词
同义词
  • authorize 授权
    authorize 偏正式授权；empower 还含"赋能、激发潜能"之意。
    He was authorized to sign the contract. 他被授权签署合同。
反义词
  • disempower 剥夺权力
    disempower 剥夺权力，与 empower 授权相反。
    The reforms were seen as a way to disempower local government. 这些改革被视为削弱地方政府权力的手段。
常见搭配
  • empower sb to do 授权某人做……
    The manager is empowered to make decisions. 经理被授权做决策。
  • empower women 赋权女性
    The programme aims to empower women in rural areas. 该项目旨在为农村女性赋权。