1. 权力，权
2. 官方，当局，管理机构
3. 职权；授权
4. 权威，威信
5. 泰斗，专家，权威人士
6. 影响力
7. 当权者；当权（地位）
8. 授权书
9. 依据，来源
10. 【律】判例
11. 管辖权

1. [U]权力,职权 power to give orders and make others obey
2. [C]官方,当局 person or group having the power to give orders or take action
3. [C]权威,专家 person with special knowledge

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

   "he has the authority to issue warrants"
   "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
   "a place of potency in the state"
   

2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;

   "the authorities have issued a curfew"
   

3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive;

   "he is an authority on corporate law"
   

4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;

   "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
   "after that failure he lost his confidence"
   "she spoke with authority"
   

5. an administrative unit of government;

   "the Central Intelligence Agency"
   "the Census Bureau"
   "Office of Management and Budget"
   "Tennessee Valley authority"
   

6. official permission or approval;

   "authority for the program was renewed several times"
   

7. an authoritative written work;

   "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
   

1.当局;官方;当权者
The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.

e.g. This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections...
这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
e.g. The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。

2.行政管理机构
Anauthority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions.

e.g. ...the Health Educationauthority...
卫生教育局
e.g. Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planningauthority.
任何改建都要取得当地规划机构的批准。

3.权力；权限；职权
authority is the right to command and control other people.

e.g. Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures ofauthority and reassurance in their areas...
各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。
e.g. The judge had noauthority to order a second trial.
法官无权进行二次审判。

4.威信
If someone hasauthority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.

e.g. He had no naturalauthority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.
他天生缺乏威信，根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。

5.（官方的正式）许可
authority is official permission to do something.

e.g. The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be givenauthority from his own superiors.
监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。

6.（某一方面的）权威人士，专家
Someone who is anauthority on a particular subject knows a lot about it.

e.g. He's universally recognized as anauthority on Russian affairs.
他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。

7.有可靠的消息来源
If you say youhave it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.

e.g. I have it on goodauthority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.
我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。

1. 职权：[97] 科层组织(Bureaucracy Organization)系一个以分工,法律,层级与规[105] 职权(authority)表拥有命令下属顺从的权利.[108] 赋权(Empowerment)就是授权前先确定其承担责任的能力,

2. 权威：阿伦特继而区分了"暴力"(violence)、"力量"(strength)、"势力"(force)、"权威"(authority)等概念,指出在当代功能主义 思考模式下,这些概念都被化约成达到统治的类似手段;但这样做只能使得人类生活的经 验趋于单调.

1. The authorities have refused to let him enter the country.
   当局拒绝他入境。
2. The customs authorities have sold all goods saved from the wreck.
   海关当局卖掉了从失事船上抢救出的所有货物。
3. The authorities would not allow public meetings.
   当局不会允许公众集会。
4. The health authorities are investigating the matter.
   卫生主管部门正在调查此事。
5. The authorities are trying to clamp down on vandalism.
   当局正在努力制止破坏公物的行为。
6. The authorities at the town hall are slow to deal with complaints.
   市政厅处理申诉太慢。
7. The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.
   该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
8. Rebel troops continued to challenge Government authorities.
   叛军继续向政府当局挑战。
9. We shall abolish the local councils and create a single, central authority.
   我们应当废除地方议会，建立单一的中央政权。
10. May I see your authority?
    我可以看一下你的证明文件吗?
11. The government is the highest authority in the country.
    政府是这个国家的最高权力机构。
12. He would be reported to those in authority.
    有人会向当权者告发他的。
13. We need to get the support of someone in authority.
    我们需要得到某个权威人士的支持。
14. Who is in authority here?
    这里谁是领导?
15. Although she has no official position in the party,her opinions carry a lot of authority.
    虽然她在党内没有正式职位，但她的意见却有很大的影响力。
16. Her voice carried a note of authority.
    她的声音带有一种权威的口吻。
17. I shall have to report this to the authorities.
    我必须向当局报告此事。
18. She sold the house to the local authority.
    她把房子卖给了当地的政府部门。
19. The union continued to seek dialogue with the authorities.
    工会继续寻求与当局进行对话。

1. I can find no authority for such usage of the word.
   我找不到这个词的这种用法。
2. He has the authority for handling this matter.
   他有权力处理这件事。
3. Respect for the authority of the State is everywhere reduced.
   对于国家权力的尊重普遍降低了。
4. She's a world authority on 19th-century Irish history.
   她是19世纪爱尔兰历史的国际权威。
5. He's an authority on English.
   他是英语界的权威。
6. She is the greatest authority on African fish.
   她是研究非洲鱼类的最大权威。
7. The dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.
   那本字典是词义的权威。
8. He's got no authority over his students.
   他对他的学生没有威信。
9. He had made efforts to reassert his authority over them.
   他竭力重申对于他们的管辖权。
10. I now have authority over the people I used to take orders from.
    我现在有权力支配那些一贯向我发号施令的人。
11. She is one of the world's leading authorities on fish.
    她是世界上鱼类方面的主要权威之一。
12. He has become one of the leading authorities on American accents.
    他已经成为美式发音的主要权威之一。
13. They've been acting illegally and without authority from the council.
    他们的行为是违法的，并未得到市政会的批准。

1. A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.
   警察有权逮捕犯法的人。
2. Do you have the authority to make that decision?
   你有权作出那个决定吗？
3. I'll give my lawyers authority to act on my behalf.
   我将授权予我的律师以我的名义行事。
4. The company's owner gave each manager the authority to spend up to $10,000 on travel.
   公司的所有人授权每位经理可以花差旅费一万美元。
5. The United Nations has used its authority to restore peace in the area.
   联合国使用其权力来恢复这一地区的和平。
6. Who are the proper authorities to give permits to hunt or fish?
   负责发放狩猎与捕鱼许可证的有关人员是谁？
7. They gave authority for Allied aircraft to cross the border.
   他们准许联军的飞机越过边界。

I have it on good authority (that)

我从可靠处得知used for saying that your information comes from sb you trust

• If ever you find yourselves set in positions of authority.

  出自：J. Ruskin

• You conspired with the students to weaken the authority of the senior staff.

  出自：D. Lodge

1. authority的基本意思是“权力,职权”,指人们在政治上的强制力量或行使职责范围内的权力。引申可指“政府当局”,此时习惯用复数形式,且其前要用定冠词the,有时也可用单数形式,也有不用定冠词,而取首字母大写的情况; 也可引申指“领导者”“当家人”,还可引申指“大师,泰斗,权威著作”,此时常与介词on连用,表示“在某方面是权威”; 还可作“授权证明”“凭证”解,此时一般用作单数名词; 还可作“权势,影响力”解。
2. authority可接动词不定式,表示“具备作出某种决定的权力”,也可接“for+ v -ing”,其意义与接动词不定式相同。

1. 表示“当局者”时，常以复数形式出现，如the local authorities；
2. authority后接on时，用于表达“在某科或某方面的权威”。

   He used to be considered an authority on American history.
   他常被认为是美国历史方面的权威专家。

3. a well-known Swift authority同a well-known authority on Swift两种表达方式均可，表示相同意思。

• ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的auctorit；最初源自拉丁语的auctoritatem，意为发明，建议，影响，命令。