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"great wealth and influece", what is the meaning of "influence" in this sentence.
"He had to consider all of this along with the the personal issues he encountered when he worked with men of great wealth and influence, because these were people whose support he depended on for his next book."
I know what influence means but I don't understand what the influence supposed to be there.
Thank you.Thank you for the answers
Dark Panther, Jura, Eliot, Cherry!
I got it now. I thought it could be the thing you all mentioned but didn't know word "influence" put in this sentence/ grammar so wasn't very sure.
" a great wealth and influence" sounds like a political joke to me! haha. Thank you very much.For the Japanese learners .
It's "富と権力" .
Oct 12, 2010 6:18 PM
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Hello Chi,
The word 'influence' could mean (among other meanings) by definition 'power resulting from wealth' .That is the precise sense in this context.
The kind of power resulting from wealth could be being well-connected,having rank , authority, control...etc
October 13, 2010
influence = 勢力
In the old days, the wealthy had far greater influence in politics and power. I think he means that kind of influence.
October 12, 2010
Influence comes with wealth. Rich people can influence others to do them favours thereby expecting them to do a favour for them in the near future. Think of rich people in your city and the power they have over others.
October 12, 2010
influence in this case, can be translate as 很有势力 in chinese. Can it be translated as 非常に強制的に in japanese?
influence = having great power and ability to control things
October 12, 2010
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