One way to hold this word: hands on something big, in a space that is too small for it. A van and a parking place two longer than the van. A sofa and a doorway. The move is possible, but only if you go slowly, turn at the right angle, and watch both ends at once. Nothing here is done by force; it is all done by control. That is the picture the whole word carries - and once you can see it, the political and military uses stop looking separate, because they are the same careful, calculated getting-through, done with a situation instead of a sofa.
From the word’s history
The supplied Wiktionary entry derives manoeuvre from Medieval Latin manuopera, 'work done by hand', from manu ('by hand') plus operari ('to work'), reaching English through Old French manovre and Middle French manoeuvre. Its first recorded use, in the Capitularies of Charlemagne, meant a chore or manual task. Hand-work is still what the modern word is about: something done with the hands, closely, with judgement rather than strength.
packet 裡的 Wiktionary 條目說 manoeuvre 來自中世紀拉丁文 manuopera，字面是「用手做的工」：manu（用手）加 operari（做工）。它經過古法文 manovre、中古法文 manoeuvre 才進入英文，最早記載的意思是「雜務、手上的活」。今天這個字的核心還在那裡：用手、靠近、靠判斷而不是靠力氣。
Wiktionary etymology supplied in this packet (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:519513287): Middle French manœuvre / manouvrer < Old French manovre < Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera ('work done by hand') < manu + operari.
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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
manoeuvrenoun/məˈnuːvə/
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Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
- The system also reacts to unexpected traffic situations and handles them independently by employing evasive manoeuvres within the lane or by braking manoeuvres
manoeuvreverb/məˈnuːvə/
- 1
Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
- Three pairs of double doors are provided on each side, wide enough to take pallet trucks, and strengthened floors to allow the trucks to manoeuvre inside the vehicle.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。