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authoritative

/uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-/US // əˈθɔr ɪˌteɪ tɪv, əˈθɒr- //UK // (ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv) //

权威性,权威的,权威,权威性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
    • : 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.
    • : having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial: said with an authoritative air.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.recognized as true, valid

Examples

  • He has a calm, gentle, yet authoritative manner — like a good meditation teacher.

  • With control of an authoritative nameserver, malicious hackers could run man-in-the-middle attacks to silently intercept and redirect internet users going to legitimate sites to malicious webpages.

  • Link to reputable and authoritative websites to improve your site’s credibility in the eyes of Google and visitors.

  • In that regard, “The Nine Lives of Pakistan” feels like a throwback to a waning era of the authoritative journalistic account of an exotic elsewhere.

  • Because Google offers the most authoritative resource on the subject of what violates its guidelines.

  • Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day.

  • Furthermore, they would not highlight such a piece no matter how carefully worded unless the sources were clearly authoritative.

  • These days, authoritative feminist discourse is no longer just a spectator sport.

  • Dunham makes fun of herself only so that she can then hedge and embrace an authoritative role.

  • Director Peter Bogdanovich wrote in the New York Times Book Review that John Wayne is “authoritative and thoroughly engaging.”

  • Each one of them is called by His authoritative command, as well as by the effectual influences of his Spirit.

  • Organised and authoritative religion the world over makes for ignorance, for poverty and superstition.

  • A standard and authoritative work enriched by copious illustrations.

  • It is the fullest and most authoritative of all the treatises on the subject and has a few illustrations.

  • He said something to the two men—a few sharp words in an authoritative tone—and they retired.