authority

authority

英汉词典

noun:

1. 权威；当局；专家；权力

2. 权威性；权力；管辖权

adjective:

1. 权威的；有权力的；官方的

2. 专家的；权威性的

词语辨析

authority与power的区别：

authority一般用于指官方或专家的权威，而power更多指具体的能力或力量。

词汇扩充

相关词汇：

- authorization: 授权

- authoritative: 有权威的

- authoritarian: 独裁的

近义词

- control

- command

- influence

反义词

- submission

- subordination

柯林斯词典

noun:

1. Someone who has authority has the power to make decisions and to enforce obedience.

2. Authority is official permission to do something.

adjective:

1. Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.

2. An authoritative statement is one which is likely to be true because it is made by someone who knows a lot about a subject.

牛津词典

noun:

1. The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

2. The right to act in a specified way, delegated from one person or organization to another.

adjective:

1. Having the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

2. Able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.

用法

1. The government has the authority to enforce laws and regulations.

2. She is an authority on ancient Chinese history.

例句

1. The police have authority to arrest anyone breaking the law. (警察有权逮捕任何违法者。)
2. She has the authority to sign documents on behalf of the company. (她有权代表公司签署文件。)
3. As a professor of biology, he is an authority on genetics. (作为一名生物学教授，他是遗传学权威。)
4. Her authoritative tone made it clear that she was in charge. (她那权威的语气表明她在掌控着局面。)
5. The book provides an authoritative account of the events leading up to the war. (这本书对导致战争爆发的事件给出了权威的描述。)