单词 | authoritative |
释义 | authoritative —authoritatively, adv. —authoritativeness, n. /euh thawr"i tay'tiv, euh thor"-/, adj. 1. having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. 2. substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject. 3. having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial: said with an authoritative air. [1595-1605; AUTHORIT(Y) + -ATIVE] Syn. 1. official. 3. dogmatic, authoritarian. |
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