单词 | on the authority of |
释义 | > as lemmason the authority of 6. The fact or state of possessing credible information; power to inspire belief in the truth of something; right to be believed; testimony, evidence. Frequently in on the authority of: according to the (credible) testimony of. Cf. on (good, excellent, etc.) authority at Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > basis of testimony, authority witnessc1386 authoritya1400 credit1531 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1240 (MED) Seynt poule þat sagh goddys pryuyte, he seyþ yn hys autoryte A feyre wurd vs for to saue. a1425 (?a1350) Gospel of Nicodemus (BL Add. 32578) (1907) l. 330 Whethire was it saide þe soo, Or of þin awen outorytye? a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. i. f. iiiiv Therof is founde lytell auctoryte. 1587 F. Thynne Ann. Scotl. 457/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Vntill I may see good authoritie to disprooue it. 1685 E. Stillingfleet Origines Britannicæ i. 45 Their Proofs are very slight and inconsiderable, and depend chiefly on the authority of Simeon Metaphrastes or other Legendary Writers. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes v. 253 I deny not Ingulph's autority to be good, but for his Copy there is his autority only. 1783 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 765/1 The embassy of Warwick.., and the consequent breach between him and Edward the Fourth, though they have been long received as historical facts, are of doubtful authority. 1850 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 4 188 This word..is not to be found as the name of this singular marsupial animal in any language of Australia..I have this on the authority of my friend Captain King. 1871 B. F. DeCosta Rambles in Mount Desert iv. 37 The Honorary Member inquired if Mr. Bancroft did not say..that the English bombarded the French fort. Mr. Oldstyle replied that he did, but that his statement lacked authority; for himself, he would not take anything without ‘authority’. 1939 G. B. Shaw Geneva iii. 107 Until that is delivered the story has no authority. 1953 Times 6 May 4/1 We have it on the authority of Samuel Johnson that [etc.]. 1991 S. Faludi Backlash ii. iv. 79 Trend journalism attains authority not through actual reporting but through the power of repetition. < as lemmas |
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