authority

英 [ɔː'θɒrəti] 美 [ə'θɔːrəti]

• n. 权力；官方；当局；职权；权威

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]权力,职权

   power to give orders and make others obey

2. [C]官方,当局

   person or group having the power to give orders or take action

3. [C]权威,专家

   person with special knowledge

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 权力，权
2. 官方，当局，管理机构
3. 职权；授权
4. 权威，威信
5. 泰斗，专家，权威人士
6. 影响力
7. 当权者；当权（地位）
8. 授权书
9. 依据，来源
10. 【律】判例
11. 管辖权

英英释义

Noun:

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

   "he has the authority to issue warrants"
   "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
   "a place of potency in the state"
   

2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;

   "the authorities have issued a curfew"
   

3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive;

   "he is an authority on corporate law"
   

4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;

   "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
   "after that failure he lost his confidence"
   "she spoke with authority"
   

5. an administrative unit of government;

   "the Central Intelligence Agency"
   "the Census Bureau"
   "Office of Management and Budget"
   "Tennessee Valley Authority"
   

6. official permission or approval;

   "authority for the program was renewed several times"
   

7. an authoritative written work;

   "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The government is the highest authority in the country.
   政府是国家的最高权力机构。
2. Authorities say the fires do look suspicious.
   官方表示，火灾看起来确实很奇怪。
3. Both the authorities and the media wondered whether insider dealing had been going on.
   官方跟媒体都在怀疑这里面是不是存在内幕交易。
4. The authorities did not interfere with us.
   当局不干涉我们。
5. The new building must be financed by the local authority.
   新大楼的建筑资金必须由地方当局提供。
6. These documents ensure to you the authority you need .
   这些文件使你获得你需要的职权。
7. We see him as an authority on the subject.
   我们把他看作为这方面的权威。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The authorities have refused to let him enter the country.
   当局拒绝他入境。
2. The customs authorities have sold all goods saved from the wreck.
   海关当局卖掉了从失事船上抢救出的所有货物。
3. The authorities would not allow public meetings.
   当局不会允许公众集会。
4. The health authorities are investigating the matter.
   卫生主管部门正在调查此事。
5. The authorities are trying to clamp down on vandalism.
   当局正在努力制止破坏公物的行为。
6. The authorities at the town hall are slow to deal with complaints.
   市政厅处理申诉太慢。
7. The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.
   该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
8. Rebel troops continued to challenge Government authorities.
   叛军继续向政府当局挑战。
9. We shall abolish the local councils and create a single, central authority.
   我们应当废除地方议会，建立单一的中央政权。
10. May I see your authority?
    我可以看一下你的证明文件吗?
11. The government is the highest authority in the country.
    政府是这个国家的最高权力机构。
12. He would be reported to those in authority.
    有人会向当权者告发他的。
13. We need to get the support of someone in authority.
    我们需要得到某个权威人士的支持。
14. Who is in authority here?
    这里谁是领导?
15. Although she has no official position in the party,her opinions carry a lot of authority.
    虽然她在党内没有正式职位，但她的意见却有很大的影响力。
16. Her voice carried a note of authority.
    她的声音带有一种权威的口吻。
17. I shall have to report this to the authorities.
    我必须向当局报告此事。
18. She sold the house to the local authority.
    她把房子卖给了当地的政府部门。
19. The union continued to seek dialogue with the authorities.
    工会继续寻求与当局进行对话。

～+ prep. -phrase

1. I can find no authority for such usage of the word.
   我找不到这个词的这种用法。
2. He has the authority for handling this matter.
   他有权力处理这件事。
3. Respect for the authority of the State is everywhere reduced.
   对于国家权力的尊重普遍降低了。
4. She's a world authority on 19th-century Irish history.
   她是19世纪爱尔兰历史的国际权威。
5. He's an authority on English.
   他是英语界的权威。
6. She is the greatest authority on African fish.
   她是研究非洲鱼类的最大权威。
7. The dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.
   那本字典是词义的权威。
8. He's got no authority over his students.
   他对他的学生没有威信。
9. He had made efforts to reassert his authority over them.
   他竭力重申对于他们的管辖权。
10. I now have authority over the people I used to take orders from.
    我现在有权力支配那些一贯向我发号施令的人。
11. She is one of the world's leading authorities on fish.
    她是世界上鱼类方面的主要权威之一。
12. He has become one of the leading authorities on American accents.
    他已经成为美式发音的主要权威之一。
13. They've been acting illegally and without authority from the council.
    他们的行为是违法的，并未得到市政会的批准。

～+to- v

1. A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.
   警察有权逮捕犯法的人。
2. Do you have the authority to make that decision?
   你有权作出那个决定吗？
3. I'll give my lawyers authority to act on my behalf.
   我将授权予我的律师以我的名义行事。
4. The company's owner gave each manager the authority to spend up to $10,000 on travel.
   公司的所有人授权每位经理可以花差旅费一万美元。
5. The United Nations has used its authority to restore peace in the area.
   联合国使用其权力来恢复这一地区的和平。
6. Who are the proper authorities to give permits to hunt or fish?
   负责发放狩猎与捕鱼许可证的有关人员是谁？
7. They gave authority for Allied aircraft to cross the border.
   他们准许联军的飞机越过边界。

经典引文

• If ever you find yourselves set in positions of authority.

  出自： J. Ruskin

• You conspired with the students to weaken the authority of the senior staff.

  出自： D. Lodge

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

I have it on good authority (that)

我从可靠处得知used for saying that your information comes from sb you trust

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• abuse authority 滥用职权
• accept the authority of 承认…的权威
• assert one's authority 维护自己的权威
• assume authority 掌权
• carry authority 有权威
• centralize authority 集中权力
• cite an authority 引经据典
• consult the -ties 请教权威人士
• defy the authority 蔑视…的权威
• delegate authority 授予权力
• demonstrate authority 显示权力
• deny the authority of 否认…的权威
• dispute the authority of 对…的权威提出质疑
• disregard the authority of 无视权威
• establish authority over 确立对…的管辖权
• exceed one's authority 越权
• exert one's authority over 对…行使职权
• exploit authority 利用职权
• give sb more authority 授予某人更大的权力
• give the authority for your statement 拿出你那句话的依据
• have authority 具有权威
• hold supreme authority over 对于…具有至高无上权威
• ignore the authority of 无视…的权威
• invest with full authority 授予全权
• invoke one's authority 行使权力
• overstep one's authority 越权
• possess authority over 拥有对…的权力
• question the authority 对权威表示怀疑
• reject authority 抵制权威
• resist authority 反抗权势
• respect authority 尊重权威
• revolt against authority 反抗权势
• ridicule the authority of 嘲弄…的权威
• secure one's authority 确保自己的权力
• show one's authority 显示权力
• strengthen authority 巩固权力，强化职权
• undermine authority 暗中破坏权威
• use one's authority 使用权力，运用职权
• usurp the authority of 篡夺…的权力
• weaken sb's authority 削弱某人的权力
• weaken the king's authority 削弱国王的权力
• wield the authority 行使权力

形容词+～

• absolute authority 绝对权威
• academic authority 学术权威
• accepted authority 被承认的权威人士
• acknowledged authority 被承认的权威人士
• administrative authority 行政管理权
• all due authority 一切应有的权力
• approving authority 核准机关，能够批准军事法庭判决的复审机关，军事审核权
• central authority 中央的权力
• certain authority 一定权力
• civil -ties 民政当局
• competent authority 有资格的权威人士
• complete authority 全权
• distinguished authority 著名的权威人士
• eminent authority 杰出的权威人士
• foremost authority 最高权威
• full authority 全权
• great authority 伟大的权威人士
• indisputable authority 无可争辩的根据
• international authority 国际权威
• irrefutable authority 无可辩驳的权威
• leading authority 主要的权威人士
• legal authority 合法权限
• legitimate authority 合法权力
• local -ties 地方当局
• medical authority 医学权威
• military -ties 军事当局
• ministerial authority 内阁的权限
• municipal -ties 市政当局
• parental authority 父母的权威
• postal -ties 邮政当局
• presidential authority 总统的职权
• proper -ties 有关当局
• recognized authority 被承认的权威人士
• reliable authority 可靠的权威，可信赖的权威
• respected authority 受到尊重的权威
• reviewing authority 审核权
• royal authority 皇权
• standard authority 标准性的权威
• supreme authority 最高权力
• the highest authority 最高权力
• tyrannical authority 专制权，暴君的权威
• unchallenged authority 未曾受到挑战的权威
• unimpeachable authority 无可怀疑的权威
• unquestioned authority 无可争辩的权威
• well-known authority 著名的权威人士
• world-wide authority 世界闻名的权威人士

名词+～

• city -ties 市政当局
• customs -ties 海关当局
• education -ties 教育当局
• occupation -ties 占领军当局
• ruling -ties 统治当局
• sovereign authority 君主权

介词+～

• by the authority of 蒙…的许可
• in authority 当权
• man in authority 有职权的人
• man of authority 权威人士
• of authority 有权的，权威的
• of great authority 权力很大的
• on the authority of 根据…
• on the authority of a book 根据某书
• on the highest authority 根据最高方面
• under the authority of 在…管辖下

～+介词

• authority for … 的权力
• authority in a particular filed 某一专门领域里的权力
• authority in charge 当局
• recognized authority of high standing 名望很高的公认的权威
• authority on 有关…的权威
• authority on phonetics 语音学权威
• chief authority on semantics 语义学的主要权威
• conclusive authority on ecology 生态学方面决定性的权威
• great authority on phonetics 语音学权威
• high authority on finance 财政高级权威
• outstanding authority on shipbuilding 造船学的杰出权威
• unsurpassed authority on radio astronomy 射电天文学的无上权威
• well-known authority on geomorphology 地貌学的著名权威
• world-famous authority on hydrodynamics 流体力学的举世闻名的权威
• authority over 对…的权力
• authority over one's children 管教孩子的权力

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。

n. (名词)

1. authority的基本意思是“权力,职权”,指人们在政治上的强制力量或行使职责范围内的权力。引申可指“政府当局”,此时习惯用复数形式,且其前要用定冠词the,有时也可用单数形式,也有不用定冠词,而取首字母大写的情况; 也可引申指“领导者”“当家人”,还可引申指“大师,泰斗,权威著作”,此时常与介词on连用,表示“在某方面是权威”; 还可作“授权证明”“凭证”解,此时一般用作单数名词; 还可作“权势,影响力”解。
2. authority可接动词不定式,表示“具备作出某种决定的权力”,也可接“for+ v -ing”,其意义与接动词不定式相同。

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• accepted source
• administration
• government administration

【反义词】

• servility
• masses
• weakness