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authority noun

  /ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/ , /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ , /ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/ , /əˈt̪ʰɔɾɪʈi/ , /əˈθɑɹti/ , /əˈθɑɹəti/ , /əˈθɔɹti/ , /əˈθɔɹəti/ , /ˈɔt̪ʰɵɾɪʈi/ , [əˈθɑɹəɾi] , [əˈθɔɹəɾi] , [əˈθɔɹɾi]
  • (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
  • (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
权威

author noun

  /ˈɑ.θɚ/ , /ˈɒː.təɹ/ , /ˈɔ.θɚ/ , /ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)/ , [ˈoː.θə(ɹ)] , [ˈɔ(ː)θ(ə)ɹ]
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
作者

authorize verb

  /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ , /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/
  • (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
授權
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