Vis

(n.) Force; power.

(n.) Physical force.

(n.) Moral power.

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• No, whispered he, Deerhurst brought me with him, and I desired my coachman to follow, with my _vis-à-vis. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I, too, have heard of his gallant feats of prowess in chariots and _vis-à-vis! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• John Sykes will be your _vis-à-vis_, and you will sit with your back towards us. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• With a fearful projection of the under-lip, implying an impetus of scorn the most decided, he broke out-- Je vis dans un trou! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• His inventions in this line were directed to the best means of utilising and controlling the force of springs, his motto being _ut tensio sic vis_, (as the tension is so is the force. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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