释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•is•te•ri•al /ˌmædʒəˈstɪriəl/USA pronunciation adj. - acting like a master or as if in a position of authority:His magisterial tone only made me angrier.
- [before a noun] of or relating to a magistrate or the office of a magistrate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•is•te•ri•al (maj′ə stēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or befitting a master;
authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence:a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board. - imperious;
domineering:a magisterial tone of command. - of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate:The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
- of the rank of a magistrate:magisterial standing.
- Late Latin magisteriālis; see magisterium, -al1
- 1625–35
mag′is•te ′ri•al•ly, adv. mag′is•te′ri•al•ness, n. |