im·pri·ma·tur
noun/ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtə(r)/
/ˌɪmprɪˈmɑːtər/
[singular] (formal)- official approval of something, given by a person in a position of authority
正式批准;认可;同意 - The project cannot go ahead without the imprimatur of the Treasury.
如果没有财政部的批准,该项目就无法进行。
Extra Examples- The courts eventually gave their imprimatur to the charge.
法院最终批准了这项指控。 - There is hardly a charity that does not seek the imprimatur of royal patronage.
几乎没有哪个慈善机构不寻求皇室的认可。 - When he suspended the constitution he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.
当他暂停宪法时,他得到了武装部队的认可。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘let it be printed’, from the verb imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’. - The project cannot go ahead without the imprimatur of the Treasury.