authority

n. 权威；权力；当局

中文词源

authority 权威

来自author.

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.

1. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.: 15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。

2. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family.: 当局必须给这个家庭提供适当的食宿条件。

3. The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.: 广告标准管理局控告房地产代理商使用无耻的谎言。

4. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off.: 他的经验和威望足以做成这件事。

5. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.: 他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。