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书籍：英汉辞典
更新时间：2018-09-12 04:21:15
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第83页（423字）
【词性】：n．
【释义】：
①权力，职权：have authority over对…有权力．Who gave you authority to do this?谁授权给你做这件事?②权威，权威者·an academic authority学术权威．Scientific work must not be monopolized by a few specialists or authorities．科学工作不应由少数专家和权威所垄断．③根据，凭据：seek an authority in Chairman Mao’s writings在毛主席着作中找根据．
on the authority of a book根据某书．④(常pl．)当局：the local authorities地方当局．the school authorities学校当局．