imprimatur
/ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə(r)/noun
1- an official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book(罗马天主教廷就印行宗教书籍所颁布的)出版许可。
1.1
- in sing. a person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard(对高水准的)承认; 保证:
the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer.
原版密纹慢转唱片的品质得到作曲家的认可。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, 'let it be printed', from the verb imprimere (see IMPRINT).