| 单词 | puissant |
| 释义 | puissant (once / 3794 pages) adj Puissant means powerful and in possession of authority, and is often used to describe the political power of someone, like a prince or president. Said the English poet, historian, and arguably puissant scholar John Milton, “Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks.” Synonyms for this somewhat rarely used adjective include forcible, mighty, strong, steady, unyielding, and vigorous. WORD FAMILYpuissant: puissance, puissantest, puissantly+/puissance: puissances USAGE EXAMPLESHis black sorcerer was more puissant than all of Euron’s three, even if you threw them in a pot and boiled them down to one. George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons(2011) The piece is impressively designed by Jean-Marc Puissant, with an elaborately evolving set composed of feathery driftwood boards. The Guardian(Mar 03, 2013) Despite Mali, the sense that there is a French prerogative in Africa is not as puissant as it once was. Newsweek(Feb 19, 2013) adj powerful Syn powerful having great power or force or potency or effect |
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