いんぜん

[隠然] ◇→隠然たる

院宣
decree of cloistered emperor
隠然
latent power
secret
reality

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いんぜん【隠然】

◇ → 隠然たる

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I

いんぜん【院宣】

【日本史】 a command [an instruction, a decree, a mandate] from [by, of] an ex-emperor.

II

いんぜん【隠然】

●隠然と in secret [private]; tacitly; latently; in the background; behind the scenes

・隠然たる 〔隠れた〕 underlying; latent; secret

・隠然たる勢力 (a) latent power; hidden [covert] influence

・彼は政界で隠然たる勢力をもっている. He has a lot of power behind the political scenes.

・彼は会長辞任のあと, 顧問の肩書きで社内に隠然たる力を温存し続けている. Since resigning as president, he has remained as a background influence in the company under the title of adviser.

・中山氏はこの業界に隠然たる影響力をもっている. Nakayama exerts a strong behind-the-scenes influence on this field of business.