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】
authorityn. 权威人士
〔辨析〕
指某学科或某方面的专家、大师,常后接介词 on。
〔例证〕
We see him as an authority on American literature.
我们视他为美国文学方面的权威。
She is a leading authority on wheat diseases.
她是小麦病害方面的权威。
我们视他为美国文学方面的权威。
She is a leading authority on wheat diseases.
她是小麦病害方面的权威。
boffinn. 〈英,非正式〉科学家;专家
〔辨析〕
指从事科学研究工作的科技人员或某一学科的专家。
〔例证〕
automation/chemistry/physics boffins
自动化科学家/化学家/物理学家
自动化科学家/化学家/物理学家
expertn. 专家,内行
〔辨析〕
指通过培训或实践获得了有关某一方面的特殊技能或知识的人,常后接介词 on/at/in。
〔例证〕
a computer expert
计算机专家
an expert in finance/teaching
金融/教育专家
In her opinion, the manager is an expert at getting his own way.
在她看来,经理在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。
计算机专家
an expert in finance/teaching
金融/教育专家
In her opinion, the manager is an expert at getting his own way.
在她看来,经理在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。
specialistn. 专家,行家
〔辨析〕
指某一特定领域或研究中的专家,常可与 expert 换用,常后接介词 in。
〔例证〕
Dr. James is a specialist/an expert in information retrieval.
詹姆斯博士是位信息检索专家。
He is a specialist/an expert in computer programming.
他是个电脑编程专家。
詹姆斯博士是位信息检索专家。
He is a specialist/an expert in computer programming.
他是个电脑编程专家。
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- in a position of authority
当权 - 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。 - 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。
- in a position of authority
- 权;职权
the power or right to do sth- Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.
只有经理才有权签支票。
准许 permission - Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.
- 批准;授权
official permission to do sth- It was done without the principal's authority.
做这件事未经校长批准。 - 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 - It was done without the principal's authority.
- 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- The health authorities are investigating the problem.
卫生当局正在调查这个问题。 - I have to report this to the authorities.
我得向官方报告此事。
知识 knowledge - The health authorities are investigating the problem.
- 权威;威信;影响力
the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position- He spoke with authority on the topic.
他就这个课题发表权威意见。
专家 expert - He spoke with authority on the topic.
- 专家;学术权威;泰斗
a person with special knowledge- She's an authority on criminal law.
她是刑法专家。
- She's an authority on criminal law.
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.- 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 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。
- This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections...
- 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.- 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。 - The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
法官无权进行二次审判。
- Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas...
- N-UNCOUNT 威信
If someone hasauthority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.- 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。
- He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
- N-UNCOUNT (官方的正式)许可
Authorityis official permission to do something.- 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。
- The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.
- 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.- He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
- He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
- 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.- 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。
- I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
英英释义
noun
- official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
- 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
- freedom from doubt
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- an authoritative written work
- this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
- an administrative unit of government
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- he is an authority on corporate law
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the authorities have issued a curfew
双语例句
- The authority of his voice is undermined by the smallness of his build.
瘦小的身形削弱了他声音中的权威感。 - Who gave you authority to do this?
谁授权你做这件事? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority
我向来提防穿西服的男人,因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。 - 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。 - He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies
他打算把更多的权力交给副手。 - 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。 - The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.
这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。