influence

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɪnˈflu.əns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. countable,uncountable
    — I have absolutely no influence over him.
  2. An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change. countable,uncountable
    — I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
  3. A person or thing exerting such power or action. countable,uncountable
    — He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
  4. An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth. countable,uncountable
  5. The action of flowing in; influx. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
  6. Electrostatic induction. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce. transitive
    — The politician wants to influence the public.
  2. To exert, make use of one's influence. intransitive
  3. To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

influences plural influences present,singular,third-person influencing participle,present influenced participle,past influenced past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Medieval Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
Medieval Latin fluō
Medieval Latin īnfluōder.
Medieval Latin īnfluēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Medieval Latin -ius
Medieval Latin -ia
Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor.
Old French influenceder.
Middle English influence
English influence
From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns (“flowing in”), present active participle of īnfluō (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + fluō (“flow”). Doublet of influenza.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Medieval Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
Medieval Latin fluō
Medieval Latin īnfluōder.
Medieval Latin īnfluēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Medieval Latin -ius
Medieval Latin -ia
Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor.
Old French influenceder.
Middle English influence
English influence
From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns (“flowing in”), present active participle of īnfluō (“flow into”), from in- (“in-”) + fluō (“flow”). Doublet of influenza.
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