authority
英 [??'θ?r?t?]
美 [?'θ?r?ti]
中文詞源
英文詞源
- authority (n.)
- early 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from Old French auctorité "authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures" (12c.; Modern French autorité), from Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion, influence, command," from auctor "master, leader, author" (see author (n.)).
Usually spelled with a -c- in English till 16c., when it was dropped in imitation of the French. Meaning "power to enforce obedience" is from late 14c.; meaning "people in authority" is from 1610s. Authorities "those in charge, those with police powers" is recorded from mid-19c.
雙語例句
- 1. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.
- 15歲的丹尼從地方當局的收容所逃跑了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family.
- 當局必須給這個家庭提供適當的食宿條件。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
- 廣告標準管理局控告房地產代理商使用無恥的謊言。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off.
- 他的經驗和威望足以做成這件事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
- 他是公認的俄羅斯事務專家。
來自柯林斯例句