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单词 authoritative
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
au•thor•i•ta•tive /əˈθɔrɪˌteɪtɪv, əˈθɑr-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having or showing authority;
    official:authoritative orders.
  2. supported by evidence and accepted;
    able to be trusted: the authoritative account of the story.
  3. having an air or appearance of authority:an authoritative manner.
au•thor•i•ta•tive•ly, adv. 
au•thor•i•ta•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
au•thor•i•ta•tive  (ə thôri tā′tiv, ə thor-),USA pronunciation 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.
  • authorit(y) + -ative 1595–1605
au•thori•ta′tive•ly, adv. 
au•thori•ta′tive•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . official.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . dogmatic, authoritarian.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
authoritative /ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv/ adj
  1. recognized or accepted as being true or reliable
  2. exercising or asserting authority; commanding: an authoritative manner
  3. possessing or supported by authority; official

auˈthoritatively adv auˈthoritativeness n
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