威势 meaning in English
power and influence
Examples
- She was short and commanding .
她的个子不高，但是很有威势。 - The king is a mighty monarch but full of pride, harsh and cruel .
那个国王是个威势无比的君主而且十分傲慢，生性残暴，待人苛刻。 - The mountain seemed wise and powerful, and terrifying in its size .
这座大山似乎有一种灵性，有一种威势，那巍峨之状真是动心骇目。 - She is now a fat, red-faced, old dame of seventy, or thereabouts, fond of her place, and jealous of her authority .
现在她却是个七十上下年纪，肥胖的，红脸的老太婆了。她要于其位，唯恐失掉威势。 - Within any major bank an audit department was an independent, watchdog unit with authority and prerogatives like the inspectorate general of an army .
不论在哪一家大银行，帐部是个独立的监督机构，它拥有的威势和权力实不亚于军队里的总监。