"authority" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 權威
• 當局

Definition

authority 指控制、決定或發號施令的權力或資格。它也可以指擁有正式權力的人或機構，或在某個領域廣受尊重的專家。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'have authority to do something'、'under the authority of' 和 'local authorities'。它在很多語境裡比 'power' 更正式。它既可以表示正式權力，也可以表示專家權威，所以要看上下文。

Examples

The teacher has authority in the classroom.

老師在教室裡有**權威**。

You do not have the authority to open this office.

你沒有**權限**打開這間辦公室。

She is an authority on climate science.

她是氣候科學方面的**權威**。

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

我需要經理批准——我不是有**權限**簽這個的人。

The local authorities closed the road after the storm.

暴風雨過後，當地**當局**封閉了這條路。

He speaks with so much authority that everyone listens.

他說話很有**權威**，所以大家都聽。