clout
英 [klaʊt] 美 [klaʊt]
n.猛击；影响力 [英]破布. v.猛击
◉词源
“Clout”源自古英语“clūt”，意为“布片、补丁”，与日耳曼语系“*klūto”（块状物）相关。14世纪进入英语，最初指“打击”或“猛击”，亚搏手机app下载17世纪引申为“影响力、权势”，凤凰彩票app尤指社会或政治力量，常用于描述权威或声望。
◉外刊例句
·《The Guardian》 (2025年8月15日)
Her clout shaped the policy.
她的影响力塑造了这项政策。
·《The New York Times》 (2024年12月10日)
He lacks the clout to lead.
{jz:field.toptypename/}他缺乏领导的权势。
◉经典名著
·《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice） by Jane Austen (1813)
His clout won her family’s respect.
他的影响力赢得了她家族的尊重。
·《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities） by Charles Dickens (1859)
Her clout swayed the crowd.
她的权势影响了人群。
◉Usage Examples
(1) He has a lot of clout with the board of directors.
(2) They gained considerable political clout.
(1) 他对董事会有很大的影响力。
(2) 他们赢得了可观的政治影响力。
◉Usage Notes
When you speak of someone having clout， it usually means that they communicate a sense of power or influence， particularly in the political sense. "You’ll wanna talk to that big guy over there if you want me to let you in. He’s got clout."
Clout can also mean to hit someone really hard — either the hit you give (“that’s a big clout he just landed”) or the act of hitting (“she clouted him with a baseball bat”). Of course， the sense of having power and the actual hitting are related， since clout is something to be wielded — either physically or figuratively. Note: it's not just tough guys who have clout. China is said to have "growing economic clout，" and Oprah is known to have significant clout in the media industry.
◉柯林斯词典
1. [VERB 动词]打；击 If you clout someone， you hit them. [V n] [V n on n] [INFORMAL 非正式]
Rachel clouted him...
雷切尔揍了他一下。
The officer clouted her on the head.
警察打了她的头。
Clout is also a noun.
I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself.
我自己都特别想给他们某个人一拳。
2. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]影响力；权势 A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. [INFORMAL 非正式]
Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal...
萨瑟兰先生也许有能力促使两大贸易巨头达成协议。
The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
两家公司在金融市场有非常大的影响力。
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