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单词 authoritative
释义
authoritativeau‧thor‧i‧ta‧tive /ɔːˈθɒrətətɪv, ə- $ ɒːˈθɑːrəteɪtɪv, əˈθɔː-/ ●○○ AWL adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • an authoritative biography of Theodore Roosevelt
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A clear, authoritative statement of the new doctrine evolving is yet to be announced.
  • An authoritative energy-labelling system will assist them to do that.
  • Bagehot's work continued to be regarded as an authoritative work long after the Constitution had undergone fundamental change.
  • In common with Boyd's previous works the text is authoritative while at the same time highly readable.
  • Not very imaginative, it amounted to a genuflection to Papini and his authoritative views.
  • Soon an authoritative clinking of knife on wine-glass demands our attention.
  • The results provide the most authoritative and conclusive evidence to date of some enduring inequities in participation in such facilities.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· For many years scholars have tried to establish either the A or B text of the play as more authoritative.· But as his presence increased, his manner took on a more and more authoritative tone.· But probably more authoritative than you expected.· A more authoritative voice from above, and dwindling noise, and an absence of glitter.
· The results provide the most authoritative and conclusive evidence to date of some enduring inequities in participation in such facilities.· Perhaps the most authoritative Web site in the Stern universe is the one carefully maintained by Kevin Renzulli.· The report has been welcomed by many legislators as the most authoritative and independent assessment of the old-growth timber industry ever prepared.· That inquiry, the most authoritative ever carried out, favoured a local income tax.
NOUN
· When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference.· Where there is a co-ordination problem the issuing of an authoritative directive can supply the missing link in the argument.· Such authoritative directives provide the subjects with reasons which they did not have before.· Since it gives one an additional reason to respect authoritative directives it affects all one's encounters with authority.· Reasons which authoritative directives should, but fail to, reflect are none the less among the reasons which justify holding the directives binding.· The last concerns the way the existence of a binding authoritative directive affects the reasoning of the subjects of the authority.· It speaks of authoritative directives being based on or reflecting reasons which apply to their subjects in any case.· But since not every authority is legitimate not every authoritative directive is a reason for action.
· Its consensus rulings have received widespread acceptance, establishing the body as an authoritative source of interpretation.· Several authoritative sources provide very detailed guidance relative to what constitutes an acceptable accounting method.· In the meantime, reliable and authoritative sources placed further blame on the Vincennes for the shooting down of the airbus.· She wanted to hear it from an authoritative source.
· In the business sector, the users' needs approach to accounting theory has been adopted in a number of authoritative statements.· Such authoritative statements do not invite skepticism.· That's because we are all impressed by authoritative statements spiced with statistics.· A clear, authoritative statement of the new doctrine evolving is yet to be announced.· There is no striving towards an authoritative statement.
· Although everyone seems to have an opinion, it's not easy to find a clear, authoritative voice.· Mr Viljoen, in particular, gives the Volksfront an authoritative voice.· A more authoritative voice from above, and dwindling noise, and an absence of glitter.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounauthorityauthorizationauthoritarianauthoritarianismadjectiveauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorized ≠ unauthorizedverbauthorizeadverbauthoritatively
1an authoritative book, account etc is respected because the person who wrote it knows a lot about the subject:  the most authoritative work on English surnames2behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that makes people respect and obey you:  He has a commanding presence and an authoritative voice.authoritatively adverb
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