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擅 [shàn]
动词
【本义】: 独揽,专权 (The original meaning: monopolize, hold power)
1. 超越职权,自作主张:
(1) 擅专 (usurp authority)
(2) 擅自 (act without permission)
(3) 擅行 (to act independently)
(4) 擅断 (make arbitrary decisions)
(5) 专擅独行 (to act on one's own)
(6) 擅离职守 (leave one’s post without permission)
2. 独揽,占有:
(1) 擅权 (monopolize power)
(2) 擅利 (seize benefits)
(3) 擅兵 (command an army)
(4) 擅国 (take control of a country)
(5) 擅美 (claim beauty)
3. 长 (cháng) 于,善于:
(1) 擅长 (be proficient at)
(2) 不擅辞令 (not good at rhetoric)
同本义 ([En.] arrogate to oneself; make bold)
占有,据有 ([En.] occupy)
压倒,胜过 ([En.] surpass)
善于,专长于 ([En.] to be good at)
通“禅”。让位 ([En.] abdicate)
副词
1. 自作主张; 随意 ([En.] do something on one's own authority without permission)
例如:
(1) 擅恣 (usurp power recklessly)
(2) 擅政 (monopolize political power)
(3) 擅柄 (monopolize control)
(4) 擅朝 (monopolize administration)
引文
1. 《说文》:擅,专也。按,谓媾壹也。
(Shuōwén: “擅” means to monopolize.)
2. 《诗·狡童序》:权臣擅命也。
(The powerful ministers act on their own authority.)
3. 《史记·魏豹彭越传》:擅将其兵。
(They command their own forces.)
4. 《商君书·修权》:今乱世之君臣,区区然皆擅一国之利。
(In times of chaos, the rulers all seize the benefits for themselves.)
例句
(observe the practical applications of the term)
(1) 擅宠 (receive special favor)
(2) 擅利 (occupy benefits)
(3) 擅市 (dominate the market)
(4) 擅夕 (hold hereditary favor)
(5) 擅兵 (hold military power)
(6) 擅爱 (monopolize affection)
(7) 擅声 (enjoy fame)
(8) 擅名 (holding a name)
引文
1. 《战国策·秦策》:方五百里,赵独擅之。
(Zhao alone occupies an area of five hundred square miles.)
2. 杜甫《冬日洛城》:画手看前辈,吴生远擅场。
(In the painting field, Wu excels.)
例如:
(1) 文章擅天下 (literature excels worldwide)
(2) 不擅辞令 (not good at rhetoric)
(3) 擅业 (specialize in a particular field)
通 “禅”。让位 ([En.] abdicate)
引文
1. 《荀子·正论》:尧舜擅让,是虚言也。
(Yao and Shun abdicating, is merely talk.)
2. 擅让 (abdicate)
副词
1. 自作主张;随意 ([En.] do something on one's own authority without permission)
引文
1. 《墨子·号令》:擅入他部者,辄收。
(Those who enter other places without permission will be punished.)
例如:
(1) 擅干 (act arbitrarily)
(2) 擅便 (act on one's own)
(3) 擅开 (act without permission)
(4) 擅言 (speak without permission)
(5) 擅造 (visit uninvited)
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