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might 音標拼音: [m'ɑɪt] n. 力氣,權力
v. aux.可能,也許 力氣,權力 aux.可能,也許 might n 1: physical strength [ synonym: { might}, { mightiness}, { power}] May \ May\ ( m[= a]), v. [ imp. { Might} ( m[ imac] t)] [ AS. pres. maeg I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G. m[" o] gen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ. moche. [ root] 103. Cf. { Dismay}, { Main} strength, { Might}. The old imp. mought is obsolete, except as a provincial word.] An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb, by expressing: ( a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by { can}. [ 1913 Webster] How may a man, said he, with idle speech, Be won to spoil the castle of his health! -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] For what he [ the king] may do is of two kinds; what he may do as just, and what he may do as possible. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these: " It might have been." -- Whittier. [ 1913 Webster] ( b) Liberty; permission; allowance. [ 1913 Webster] Thou mayst be no longer steward. -- Luke xvi. 2. [ 1913 Webster] ( c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability. [ 1913 Webster] Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance Some general maxims, or be right by chance. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] ( d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark. [ 1913 Webster] How old may Phillis be, you ask. -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] ( e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like. " May you live happily." -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] { May be}, & { It may be}, are used as equivalent to { possibly}, { perhaps}, { maybe}, { by chance}, { peradventure}. See 1st { Maybe}. [ 1913 Webster]
Might \ Might\ ( m[ imac] t), imp. of { May}. [ AS. meahte, mihte.] [ 1913 Webster]
Might \ Might\, n. [ AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[= a] ttr, Goth. mahts. [ root] 103. See { May}, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity. [ 1913 Webster] What so strong, But wanting rest, will also want of might? -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. -- Deut. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster] { With might and main}. See under 2d { Main}. [ 1913 Webster] 135 Moby Thesaurus words for " might": adequacy, amperage, ampleness, amplitude, arm, armipotence, ascendancy, authoritativeness, authority, beef, black power, boundlessness, brawn, brute force, bulk, capability, capacity, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, command, competence, compulsion, control, decisiveness, dint, domination, dominion, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, endurance, energy, enormity, enormousness, expanse, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, formidableness, fortitude, full blast, full force, fullness, gigantism, grandeur, grandness, great scope, greatness, guts, gutsiness, hardiness, heartiness, hugeness, immensity, infinity, influence, intensity, intestinal fortitude, jurisdiction, largeness, lustihood, lustiness, magisterialness, magnitude, main force, main strength, mana, mastery, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muchness, muscle, muscle power, obstinacy, pizzazz, plenitude, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, prodigiousness, productiveness, productivity, puissance, pull, punch, push, qualification, robustness, ruggedness, sinew, stalwartness, stamina, staying power, steam, sticking power, stoutness, strength, strength of will, strenuousness, strings, strong arm, stupendousness, sturdiness, superiority, superpower, sway, thew, toughness, tremendousness, validity, vastness, vehemence, vigor, vigorousness, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight
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