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authority是什么意思

  • n. 权威;权力;当局

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authority的词态变化


复数: authorities;

中文词源


authority 权威

来自author.

英文词源


authority (n.)
early 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from Old French auctorité "authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures" (12c.; Modern French autorité), from Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion, influence, command," from auctor "master, leader, author" (see author (n.)).

Usually spelled with a -c- in English till 16c., when it was dropped in imitation of the French. Meaning "power to enforce obedience" is from late 14c.; meaning "people in authority" is from 1610s. Authorities "those in charge, those with police powers" is recorded from mid-19c.

authority的双语例句


1. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。

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2. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family.
当局必须给这个家庭提供适当的食宿条件。

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3. The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
广告标准管理局控告房地产代理商使用无耻的谎言。

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4. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off.
他的经验和威望足以做成这件事。

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5. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。

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