"powers that be" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 當權者
• 掌權者

Definition

用來指稱那些掌權、有決策權的人或機構，特別是未具體點名時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是較正式或帶文學色彩的用語，常帶有些許反諷。泛指有權決策的人，像政府、公司高層等，未具體點名。常見於新聞或談論規則時。

Examples

The powers that be decided to change the schedule.

**當權者**決定更改時間表。

We have to wait for the powers that be to approve it.

我們必須等**當權者**批准。

Sometimes the powers that be make strange rules.

有時**當權者**會制定奇怪的規則。

If the powers that be want it, there's not much we can do.

如果**當權者**想這樣，我們也沒辦法。

Nobody knows why the powers that be made this decision.

沒有人知道**當權者**為什麼做了這個決定。

You just have to accept what the powers that be say, even if you disagree.

你只能接受**當權者**的話，即使你不同意。