authority

[ə'θɔ:riti; ə'θɔrəti]

词形变化: authorities

  • 正在加载“authority”的释义
例句用法 短语词组 近反义词 海词讲解 英英解释

1.

This old man is a leading authority on wheat diseases.

这位老人是小麦病虫害方面的权威。

2.

The government is the highest authority in the country.

政府是国家的最高权力机构。

3.

My parents think that the contemporary young people have no respect for authority.

我父母认为现在的年轻人不尊重权威。

【近义词】

【词源解说】

13世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的auctorit;最初源自拉丁语的auctoritatem,意为发明,建议,影响,命令。

【词语用法】

  1. 表示“当局者”时,常以复数形式出现,如the local authorities;
  2. authority后接on时,用于表达“在某科或某方面的权威”。
    • He used to be considered an authority on American history.
      他常被认为是美国历史方面的权威专家。
  3. a well-known Swift authority同a well-known authority on Swift两种表达方式均可,表示相同意思。
名词 authority:

1.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

同义词:authorization,authorisation,potency,dominance,say-so

2.

(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

3.

an expert whose views are taken as definitive

4.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

同义词:assurance,self-assurance,confidence,self-confidence,sureness

5.

an administrative unit of government

同义词:agency,federal agency,government agency,bureau,office

6.

official permission or approval

同义词:authorization,authorisation,sanction

7.

an authoritative written work

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