puissance
/ˈpjuːɪsəns/noun
1
- /亦读ˈpwiːsɒns/
Puissance
in sing. a competitive test of a horse's ability to jump large obstacles in showjumping（马的）越障能力测试。
2
- mass noun archaic or poetic/literary great power, influence, or prowess〈古或诗/文〉权势, 影响, 能力。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French，'power'，from puissant 'having power' （see PUISSANT）. Sense 1 dates from the 1950s.