English Dictionary

influence

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

noun

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

Her influence over the team is undeniable.

意味（1）

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.

意味（2）

An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

I'm not able to exercise influence over him.

意味（3）

A person or thing exerting such power or action.

The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers.

意味（4）

(astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.

意味（5）

(obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.

God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.

意味（6）

(electricity) Electrostatic induction.