| 释义 |
wield
\ˈwēld, esp before pause or consonant -ēəld\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English welden to have power over, control, from Old English wieldan; akin to Old High German waltan to rule, Old Norse valda to rule, wield, Gothic waldan to rule, dominate, Old Irish flaith power, rule, Latin valēre to be strong, be well, be worth, Lithuanian veldėti to rule, Tocharian B walo king
1. chiefly dialect : to deal successfully with : manage
< weighty work, which he cannot wield by himself — Thomas Fuller >
2. : to use (as a tool or instrument) especially with full command or power : handle, manipulate, control
< wield a broom >
< wield a paintbrush >
< wielded a pen with clerkly precision — T.B.Costain >
< wielded the two languages with facility >
3.
a. : to show or exert one's power or authority by means of : govern, run
< those who wielded the bureaucratic machine — Hugh Seton-Watson >
b. : to exercise (as power, authority, sovereignty) : employ
< wield influence >
< a highly centralized executive wielding absolute power — Aldous Huxley >
4. obsolete : express
< I love you more than word can wield the matter — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see handle |