"authority" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 权威
• 当局

Definition

authority 指控制、决定或发号施令的权力或资格。它也可以指拥有正式权力的人或机构，或在某个领域广受尊重的专家。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'have authority to do something'、'under the authority of' 和 'local authorities'。它在很多语境里比 'power' 更正式。它既可以表示正式权力，也可以表示专家权威，所以要看上下文。

Examples

The teacher has authority in the classroom.

老师在教室里有**权威**。

You do not have the authority to open this office.

你没有**权限**打开这间办公室。

She is an authority on climate science.

她是气候科学方面的**权威**。

I need my manager's approval—I'm not the one with the authority to sign this.

我需要经理批准——我不是有**权限**签这个的人。

The local authorities closed the road after the storm.

暴风雨过后，当地**当局**封闭了这条路。

He speaks with so much authority that everyone listens.

他说话很有**权威**，所以大家都听。