authority
/əˈθɔrəti/
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n. 權力；權威；當局
- Only the store manager has the authority to approve refunds of more than five thousand dollars. 只有店長有權力核准超過五千元的退款。
其他意思
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n. 權力, 當權者, 當局, 權威, 專家
The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections
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字根
aug, auct, auth, aux 增加；使成長
auth + or + ity使成長 + 人 + 名詞