Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #285
Fully loadedauthority
权力；职权
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, or enforce rules
- 1.
Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
制定或执行规则、发布命令或施加义务的权力或权利；或拥有这种权力或权利的职位。
- 2.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
发号施令或做出决定的权力或权利
- 3.
Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
集体意义上的担任公职的人员；警方或执法机构。
- 4.
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
对他人行使(行政)控制的人
- 5.
A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
关于某一主题的可靠、权威的信息来源。
- 6.
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
被视为权威的专家
- 7.
Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
作为可靠信息来源的地位,精通或专业的声誉；或对此类地位或声誉的主张。
- 8.
Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
官方许可；代表统治实体以某种身份行事的授权。
- 9.
A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
政府拥有的机构,运营盈利性活动以造福公众。
当局；官方；警方；权威；专家；许可；授权；权威性；威信；政府机构；管理局
In use
The manager has the authority to approve budgets.
The local authorities have implemented new traffic regulations.
Dr. Smith is a leading authority on climate change.
he has the authority to issue warrants
the authorities have issued a curfew
he is an authority on corporate law
have the authority to do sth
He has the authority to sign the contract.
他有权签署合同。
an authority on sth
Connections
Collocations
- authority figure
- 权威人物
- He is seen as an authority figure in the community.他在社区中被视为一个权威人物。
- local authority
- 地方当局
- You need to get permission from the local authority.你需要得到地方当局的许可。
- moral authority
- 道德权威
- The leader lost his moral authority after the scandal.丑闻之后，这位领袖失去了道德权威。
- exercise authority
- 行使权力
- The manager exercised his authority to approve the budget.经理行使他的权力批准了预算。
- speak with authority
- 以权威的口吻说话
- As an expert, she can speak with authority on the topic.作为专家，她能够以权威的口吻谈论这个话题。
- have the authority
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：author（作者）+ ity，作者对自己作品有权威，由此记‘权威、权力’。
Context & Register
语域：正式。典型场景：政府、法律、管理、学术等领域，表示行使命令或决策的权力。注：多用于正式书面或权威语境，日常口语中较少直接以抽象含义使用。
Grammar Note
作“权力”解时不可数；作“专家、当局”解时可数；常后接介词on或over。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'majority', 'priority', and 'minority' share a similar ending spelling with 'authority' but have different pronunciations.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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