| 释义 |
authority/ɔ:ˈθɒriti/n. (pl. -ies) 1a the power or right to enforce obedience (使人顺从的)权力；权威 b (often foll. by 常后跟 for, or to + infin.) delegated power 授权 2 (esp. in pl. 尤用复数) a person or body having authority, esp. political or administrative 官方，当局 3a an influence exerted on opinion because of recognized knowledge or expertise 影响力；威信 b such an influence expressed in a book, quotation, etc. 权威性的典籍；权威性的引文 c a person whose opinion is accepted, esp. an expert in a subject 学术权威，专家 an authority on vintage cars 老式汽车的权威专家 4 the weight of evidence 证据，根据；说服力 [Middle English via Old French autorité from Latin auctoritas, from auctor: see AUTHOR] |