mindmap root((力量)) power may imply latent or exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act or be acted upon: the incredible ~ of flowing water. force implies the actual effective exercise of power: used enough ~ to push the door open. energy applies to power expended or capable of being transformed into work: a social reformer of untiring ~. strength applies to the quality or property of a person or thing that makes possible the exertion of force or the withstanding of strain, pressure, or attack: use weight training to build your ~. might implies great or overwhelming power or force: all of his ~ was needed to budge the boulder.