authority

英 [ɔːˈθɒrəti]

美 [əˈθɔːrəti]

n.  权力; 威权; 当权(地位); 权; 职权; 批准; 授权

复数：authorities　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.285 / COCA.832

同义词辨析

authorityboffinexpertspecialist【导航词义：专家】

习惯用语

n.

have sth on good authority
• 有可靠的根据
  to be able to believe sth because you trust the person who gave you the information

牛津词典

noun

权力 power
• 权力；威权；当权（地位）
  the power to give orders to people
  1. in a position of authority
     当权
  2. She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
     她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。
  3. Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
     什么也办不了，因为掌权的谁也不认真对待这个问题。
• 权；职权
  the power or right to do sth
  1. Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.
     只有经理才有权签支票。
准许 permission
• 批准；授权
  official permission to do sth
  1. It was done without the principal's authority.
     做这件事未经校长批准。
  2. We acted under the authority of the UN.
     我们是经联合国授权行动的。
组织机构 organization
• 当局；官方；当权者
  the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region
  1. The health authorities are investigating the problem.
     卫生当局正在调查这个问题。
  2. I have to report this to the authorities.
     我得向官方报告此事。
知识 knowledge
• 权威；威信；影响力
  the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position
  1. He spoke with authority on the topic.
     他就这个课题发表权威意见。
专家 expert
• 专家；学术权威；泰斗
  a person with special knowledge
  1. She's an authority on criminal law.
     她是刑法专家。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 当局;官方;当权者
  The authoritiesare the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  1. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections...
     这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
  2. The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
     监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。
• See also:...the Health Education Authority...Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.local authority
• N-UNCOUNT 权力；权限；职权
  Authorityis the right to command and control other people.
  1. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas...
     各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。
  2. The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
     法官无权进行二次审判。
• N-UNCOUNT 威信
  If someone hasauthority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.
  1. He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
     他天生缺乏威信，根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。
• N-UNCOUNT （官方的正式）许可
  Authorityis official permission to do something.
  1. The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.
     监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。
• N-COUNT （某一方面的）权威人士，专家
  Someone who is anauthority ona particular subject knows a lot about it.
  1. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
     他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
• PHRASE 有可靠的消息来源
  If you say youhave it on good authority thatsomething is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.
  1. I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
     我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。

英英释义

noun

• official permission or approval
  1. authority for the program was renewed several times
  Synonym:authorizationauthorisationsanction
• the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  1. he has the authority to issue warrants
  2. deputies are given authorization to make arrests
  3. a place of potency in the state
  Synonym:authorizationauthorisationpotencydominancesay-so
• freedom from doubt
  1. his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
  2. after that failure he lost his confidence
  3. she spoke with authority
  Synonym:assuranceself-assuranceconfidenceself-confidencesureness
• an authoritative written work
  1. this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
• an administrative unit of government
  1. the Central Intelligence Agency
  2. the Census Bureau
  3. Office of Management and Budget
  4. Tennessee Valley Authority
  Synonym:agencyfederal agencygovernment agencybureauoffice
• an expert whose views are taken as definitive
  1. he is an authority on corporate law
• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
  1. the authorities have issued a curfew

双语例句

• He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
  他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
• The demonstrators have now made a direct challenge to the authority of the government.
  示威者现在直接对政府的权威发出了质疑。
• This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections
  这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
• The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
  法官无权进行二次审判。
• He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies
  他打算把更多的权力交给副手。
• Tom had the most authority of all.
  汤姆在所有人中威信最高。
• I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
  我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。
• His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority
  批评家们说他在改革问题上的蹩脚做法已经削弱了他的权威。
• General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage
  刘易斯·麦肯奇将军的威信和勇气给所有人留下了深刻的印象。
• He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority
  他的穿着打扮让大家都知道他已经掌权了。