首页英语词典authoritativeauthoritative英英释意

authoritative

英 [ɔː'θɒrɪtətɪv; -,teɪtɪv] 美[ə'θɔrətetɪv]
  • adj. 有权威的;命令式的;当局的

英英释意


1. having authority or ascendancy or influence;
"an important official"
"the captain's authoritative manner"
2. of recognized authority or excellence;
"the definitive work on Greece"
"classical methods of navigation"
3. sanctioned by established authority;
"an authoritative communique"
"the authorized biography"