えいきょうりょく

影響力
clout

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えいきょうりょく【影響力】

influence; clout; leverage.

●影響力がある have influence [clout, leverage]

・彼の発言は学会において影響力がある. What he says has clout in the academic society.

・日本経済の動向は, 世界のマーケットに多大な影響力がある. Trends in the Japanese economy have a big influence on world markets.

●マスメディアの影響力に驚く be surprised [amazed] at the influence [clout] of the mass media.

●影響力を行使する[振るう] use [exercise, exert, employ] one's influence [clout] 《on…》; exert [exercise] leverage; wield clout

・影響力を持つ have influence [clout, leverage]; wield clout

・筆頭株主である彼は会社に大きな影響力を持つ人物である. As the top shareholder, he has sizable leverage [clout, influence] in the company.

・影響力を発揮する wield [bring into play] one's influence

・核保有国はそのことによって周囲の国に不気味な影響力を発揮する. Nuclear states wield an unsettling influence [clout, leverage] over the countries in their region by reason of their having nuclear power.

・一流のエコノミストである彼は市場に大きな影響力を持つ. As a leading economist, he has a big influence on [powerful leverage over, a big clout in] the market.

・彼女は著名人である父親の影響力を生かして今の地位に就いた. She made good use of the influence of her prominent father to arrive at her present position.