omnipotent
/ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːmˈnɪpətənt/ (ame, ipa) · /äm-ˈni-pə-tənt/ (ame, mw)
omnipotent — 形容詞
- omnipotentpositive
- more omnipotentcomparative
- most omnipotentsuperlative
1. having such complete power that nothing and no one can limit what you decide or
全能的
權力無邊，無人能限制
having such complete power that nothing and no one can limit what you decide or do
The villagers prayed to an omnipotent god during the long drought.
村民在漫長的乾旱期間向一位全能的神祈禱。
omnipotent + god in religious context
In the novel, the queen seems omnipotent because every judge obeys her.
在那本小說裡，女王看起來像是全能的，因為每位法官都服從她。
Kian spoke as if the company were omnipotent and could change every law.
Kian 說得好像那家公司是全能的，連每條法律都能改。
The children imagined an omnipotent wizard who could stop storms with a song.
孩子們想像有一位全能的巫師，能用一首歌阻止暴風雨。
- all-powerful
the closest everyday equivalent, though still somewhat formal
- almighty
especially common in religious language
- supreme
stresses highest authority, not always unlimited power
文法句型
be omnipotent
an omnipotent ruler
an omnipotent god
用法筆記
Most often used in religious, political, or literary contexts rather than in ordinary conversation. It commonly describes a god, ruler, or institution whose power seems impossible to resist.
常見錯誤
omnipotent — 名詞
1. a person or group with such complete control that others cannot limit its decisi
主宰者
握有絕對權力的人或團體
a person or group with such complete control that others cannot limit its decisions
After the coup, the general ruled like an omnipotent who feared no court.
政變後，那位將軍統治得像個主宰者，連法院都不放在眼裡。
an omnipotent = ruler with no practical limits
Many citizens treated the party leader as an omnipotent above the law.
許多公民把那位黨魁當成凌駕法律的主宰者。
In the old poem, no farmer dares question the local omnipotent.
在那首古詩裡，沒有農夫敢質疑當地那位主宰者。
The board finally removed the omnipotent who had controlled the company for decades.
董事會終於撤掉了那位掌控公司數十年的主宰者。
- subject
someone under another person's power
- subordinate
someone with lower rank or authority
文法句型
an omnipotent
the omnipotent who + clause
treat someone as an omnipotent
用法筆記
Usually refers to a ruler, government, or other power treated as if no limits apply. It is far more common in formal, historical, or literary writing than in everyday speech.
2. God understood as the being whose power has no limit
上帝
被視為全能的神
God understood as the being whose power has no limit
The hymn praises the Omnipotent for guarding sailors through the storm.
那首聖歌讚美上帝在暴風雨中守護水手。
the Omnipotent as a title for God
Yael whispered that only the Omnipotent could judge the dead king.
Yael 低聲說，只有上帝能審判那位已故的國王。
In the painting, light pours from the Omnipotent onto the kneeling crowd.
在那幅畫裡，光從上帝身上傾瀉到跪著的人群上。
The preacher asked the village to trust the Omnipotent in hard times.
那位傳教士要村民在艱難時刻信靠上帝。
- God
the neutral and far more common word
- the Almighty
another formal religious title
- the Lord
common in Christian religious language
文法句型
the Omnipotent
trust the Omnipotent
praise the Omnipotent
用法筆記
Used with 'the' and usually capitalized when it means God. This sense belongs to religious or literary language, not casual conversation.