authority

noun

权力 power

1. 权力；威权；当权（地位）
   the power to give orders to people
   1. in a position of authority
      当权
   2. She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
      她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。
   3. Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
      什么也办不了，因为掌权的谁也不认真对待这个问题。
2. 权；职权
   the power or right to do sth
   1. Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.
      只有经理才有权签支票。

准许 permission

3. 批准；授权
   official permission to do sth
   1. It was done without the principal's authority.
      做这件事未经校长批准。
   2. We acted under the authority of the UN.
      我们是经联合国授权行动的。

组织机构 organization

4. 当局；官方；当权者
   the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region
   1. The health authorities are investigating the problem.
      卫生当局正在调查这个问题。
   2. I have to report this to the authorities.
      我得向官方报告此事。

知识 knowledge

5. 权威；威信；影响力
   the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position
   1. He spoke with authority on the topic.
      他就这个课题发表权威意见。

专家 expert

6. 专家；学术权威；泰斗
   a person with special knowledge
   1. She's an authority on criminal law.
      她是刑法专家。

1. N-PLURAL 当局;官方;当权者
   The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
   1. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections...
      这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
   2. The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
      监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。
2. See also: ...the Health Education Authority... Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority. local authority
3. N-UNCOUNT 权力；权限；职权
   Authority is the right to command and control other people.
   1. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas...
      各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。
   2. The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
      法官无权进行二次审判。
4. N-UNCOUNT 威信
   If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.
   1. He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
      他天生缺乏威信，根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。
5. N-UNCOUNT （官方的正式）许可
   Authority is official permission to do something.
   1. The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.
      监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。
6. N-COUNT （某一方面的）权威人士，专家
   Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it.
   1. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
      他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
7. PHRASE 有可靠的消息来源
   If you say you have it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.
   1. I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
      我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。

1. Popular acceptance of authority had been an early aim of the Nationalists.
   国家主义者的一个早期目标是推动民众对权威的接受。
2. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections
   这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
3. The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
   监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。
4. Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.
   任何改建都要取得当地规划机构的批准。
5. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas
   各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。
6. The judge had no authority to order a second trial.
   法官无权进行二次审判。
7. He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
   他天生缺乏威信，根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。
8. The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.
   监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。
9. He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
   他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
10. I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
    我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。
11. The authority of his voice is undermined by the smallness of his build.
    瘦小的身形削弱了他声音中的权威感。
12. The demonstrators have now made a direct challenge to the authority of the government.
    示威者现在直接对政府的权威发出了质疑。
13. General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage
    刘易斯·麦肯奇将军的威信和勇气给所有人留下了深刻的印象。
14. He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies
    他打算把更多的权力交给副手。
15. What he saw there left him with a profound distrust of all political authority.
    他在那儿的所见让他对一切政治当局产生了一种深深的不信任感。
16. He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority
    他的穿着打扮让大家都知道他已经掌权了。
17. I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority
    我向来提防穿西服的男人，因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。
18. His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority
    批评家们说他在改革问题上的蹩脚做法已经削弱了他的权威。
19. Her hatred of authority led to her expulsion from high school.
    她对权威的仇恨导致她被中学开除。
20. Tom had the most authority of all.
    汤姆在所有人中威信最高。
21. I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him
    我提前申请当局对他进行否决。
22. I will not have you running around the countryside without my authority.
    不经过我同意，我不会让你在乡下东奔西跑的。
23. The local authority has said the area could be redeveloped for special needs housing.
    地方政府说，这个地区可以重新进行开发，为有特殊需求的人群提供住房。
24. If the economy turned round the Prime Minister's authority would quickly increase.
    如果经济复苏了，首相的威信会迅速提高。
25. The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.
    这些欺诈行为已被卡姆登和伊斯灵顿卫生局的调查人员揭露了出来。
26. Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority.
    他不是那种天生一副官派的人，这在英国首相中并不常见。
27. The Prime Minister's opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened
    首相的反对者认为她的权威已经受到致命削弱。
28. Who gave you authority to do this?
    谁授权你做这件事？
29. Policemen have authority to arrest lawbreakers.
    警察有权逮捕犯法者。
30. His sincerity added much more authority to the story.
    他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。

  authority boffin expert specialist【导航词义：专家】

  authority n. 权威人士

〔辨析〕指某学科或某方面的专家、大师，常后接介词 on。

  boffin n. 〈英，非正式〉科学家；专家

〔辨析〕指从事科学研究工作的科技人员或某一学科的专家。

  expert n. 专家，内行

〔辨析〕指通过培训或实践获得了有关某一方面的特殊技能或知识的人，常后接介词 on/at/in。

  specialist n. 专家，行家

〔辨析〕指某一特定领域或研究中的专家，常可与 expert 换用，常后接介词 in。

n.

have sth on good authority

• 有可靠的根据
  to be able to believe sth because you trust the person who gave you the information

noun

1. official permission or approval
   1. authority for the program was renewed several times

   Synonym:    authorizationauthorisationsanction

2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
   1. he has the authority to issue warrants
   2. deputies are given authorization to make arrests
   3. a place of potency in the state

   Synonym:    authorizationauthorisationpotencydominancesay-so

3. freedom from doubt
   1. his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
   2. after that failure he lost his confidence
   3. she spoke with authority

   Synonym:    assuranceself-assuranceconfidenceself-confidencesureness

4. an authoritative written work
   1. this book is the final authority on the life of Milton

5. an administrative unit of government
   1. the Central Intelligence Agency
   2. the Census Bureau
   3. Office of Management and Budget
   4. Tennessee Valley Authority

   Synonym:    agencyfederal agencygovernment agencybureauoffice

6. an expert whose views are taken as definitive
   1. he is an authority on corporate law

7. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
   1. the authorities have issued a curfew