Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #285
Fully loadedauthority
权力；职权
核心释义
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, or enforce rules
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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。
Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
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发号施令或做出决定的权力或权利
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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集体意义上的担任公职的人员；警方或执法机构。
Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
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对他人行使(行政)控制的人
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
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关于某一主题的可靠、权威的信息来源。
A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
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被视为权威的专家
an expert whose views are taken as definitive
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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。
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
用法In use
The manager has the authority to approve budgets.
用法提示：authority 在此表示“权力”，为不可数名词。
The local authorities have implemented new traffic regulations.
用法提示：authorities 在此表示“当局”，为可数名词复数形式。
Dr. Smith is a leading authority on climate change.
用法提示：authority 在此表示“权威”，为可数名词。
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
表示“有权做某事”，authority 前通常加 the，后接动词不定式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'majority', 'priority', and 'minority' share a similar ending spelling with 'authority' but have different pronunciations.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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