新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

authorityIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɔːˈθɒrɪti]

美 [-ˈθɔːr-]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

authorities
1. [PL 复数] 当局
The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
近义词
officials
双语例句
例：
This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections.
这给当局提供了一个取消选举的借口。
例：
The prison authorities have been criticised for not acting more quickly.
监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动而受到批评。
2. [C 可数名词] 官方机构
An authority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions.
双语例句
例：
the Health Education Authority.
健康教育管理局。
3. [C 可数名词] （某一学科的）权威人士
Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it.
近义词
expert
双语例句
例：
He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
他被公认为是俄罗斯事务的权威。
4. [U 不可数名词] 职权
Authority is the right to command and control other people.
双语例句
例：
A family member in a family business has a position of authority and power.
家庭成员在家族企业中都有职权。
例：
The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
法官没有权利要求二次审判。
例：
The court has no authority over the matter.
此事不属于法院的职权范围。
5. [U 不可数名词] 威信
If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.
双语例句
例：
He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
他天生没有威信，也没有将其意志强加于他人的能力。
6. [U 不可数名词] 官方的许可
Authority is official permission to do something.
近义词
authorization
双语例句
例：
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，说他必须先得到上级的许可。