authority

英文释义

• 权威人士；专家；泰斗 (specialist)：

  • He is an authority on vocabulary.

    他是词汇研究方面的权威。

• ★ 权威；权力；当权 (the power to give orders to people：)

  • Teenagers, when they grow up, begin to question their parents’ authority and wisdom.

    青少年长大的时候，他们会开始怀疑父母的权威和智慧。

  • In Singapore, rank is important and authority is respected.

    在新加坡等级很重要，人们尊重权威。

  • Could I speak to someone in authority (= who has a position of power) here, please?

    我能和这儿主管的人谈谈吗？

• ★ (正式的) 许可；授权 (the official right or permission to do sth：)

  • No one may enter without my authority.

    未经我许可任何人都不能进入。

• ★ [C] [常用复数] 官方；当局：

  • health authorities

    卫生当局

  • We reported the train accident to the authorities.

    我们向主管部门报告了这起火车事故。