controlling

/kənˈtrəʊ.lɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [kəntrˈolɪŋ] /kənˈtroʊ.lɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [kəntrˈolɪŋ] /kən-ˈtrō-liŋ/ (ame, mw)

controlling — 形容詞

  • controllingpositive
  • more controllingcomparative
  • most controllingsuperlative

1. (of a share, stake, or interest in a company) big enough to let the owner decide

1.形容詞C1
釋義

主導股權的

持股足以決定公司運作

(of a share, stake, or interest in a company) big enough to let the owner decide how the company is run.

例句

Karim's family owns a controlling interest in the country's biggest tea company.

Karim 的家族握有國內最大茶葉公司的主導股權。

controlling interest (fixed business term)

After buying more shares, Renata holds a controlling stake in the small fashion brand.

Renata 加碼買進後，掌握那個小型時裝品牌的主導股權。

controlling stake (collocation)

同義詞
  • majority

    majority stake = more than 50%; controlling stake can sometimes be less if shares are spread

  • dominant

    broader; can describe a position in a market, not just a shareholding

反義詞
  • minority

    minority stake = not enough to decide policy

文法句型

controlling + stake/interest/share/stockholder

用法筆記

Strictly attributive in this sense, almost always paired with a small set of business nouns: 'interest', 'stake', 'share', 'shareholder'. The threshold is usually more than 50%, but in practice can be smaller if no one else owns much. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about ownership of a company, not about how someone treats people.

常見錯誤

❌She has controlling shares in his decisions.
✅She has controlling shares in his company.
💡'controlling share' refers to ownership of a business, not to influence over personal choices.

2. always trying to decide what other people do, with little regard for their wishe

2.形容詞B2
釋義

控制慾強

愛干涉、不尊重他人意願

always trying to decide what other people do, with little regard for their wishes or freedom.

例句

Élise left her controlling boyfriend after he checked her phone messages every single night.

Élise 的男友每晚都偷看她的訊息，她最後離開了這個控制慾很強的男友。

controlling boyfriend (relationship: negative)

Reema's mother is so controlling that she still picks her daughter's clothes.

Reema 的母親控制慾很強，到現在還會替女兒挑衣服。

controlling parent (family: negative)

同義詞
  • domineering

    stronger and more formal; suggests open bossiness

  • overbearing

    stresses pushing one's will onto others, often loudly

  • possessive

    more about wanting to keep someone close than telling them what to do

反義詞

文法句型

a controlling + person/parent/partner

be controlling

用法筆記

Strongly negative — never used as a compliment. Subject is usually a person in a close relationship: parent, partner, boss, friend. Distinguish from 'controlled' (sense 2 of that word): 'controlling' = wants to control others; 'controlled' = manages own emotions well.

常見錯誤

❌My boss is very controlled and tells everyone what to do.
✅My boss is very controlling and tells everyone what to do.
💡to describe someone who tries to direct others, use 'controlling', not 'controlled'.