這三個形容詞意思不同但有關連。Forceful 意為「有說服力的；堅強的，強有力的」，如 The president made a forceful speech. (總統發表了具說服力的演說或談話)；a forceful speaker (有說服力的演說者或談話者)；a forceful personality (堅強的性格)；The main opposition leader led a very forceful attack on the government in parliament yesterday. (主要反對黨領袖昨天在國會對政府發動強有力的抨擊)；而 forceful measures (強有力的措施) 可能涉及使用身體力量或暴力去執行動作，但也可能沒有。
Forcible 意為「強行的；使用暴力的」，如 The police had to make a forcible entry into the house where the robbers were hiding. (警察不得不強行進入搶匪藏身的那棟房子)；There’s a law to protect refugees from forcible repatriation to countries where they face persecution. (有法律保護難民，以免他們被強制遣返回國遭到迫害)。這個字一定是指使用身體力量或暴力去執行動作。
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