► 形容動詞
有力 [ゆうりょく] meaning: strong rank: 2
☆ 彼女は金メダルの有力候補だ ⇨ She is a strong candidate, favorite, to win the gold medal
☆ 現在最も有力な学説 ⇨ The currently most supported, prevalent, theory
More examples:
- 宇宙はビッグバンで始まったとする説が有力だ ⇨ The theory that the universe started with a big bang is dominant
- 政界の有力者 ⇨ A powerful person in the political world
- 有力チームが順当に勝ち進んでいる ⇨ The big-name teams are progressing as expected, without upsets
- 有力チームは金に物を言わせて有名選手を全て集める ⇨ The big teams make their money talk, use their money to their advantage, and gather all the famous players