粵

權kyun4威wai1

simp权威
kyun4 wai1quán wēi

English

  1. authority
  2. authoritative
  3. power and prestige
  4. authoritative
  5. authority; authoritative person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某領域嘅話事人
  2. 喺某個圈子有地位、令人信服嘅人物(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 「今次,我收到個訊息,話:『你冇權力打電話,我應該點做?』」「你淨係要畀權威我。」「我唔明,所以我聽緊!」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 紐西蘭原則上係一個主權國家,佢有絕對權利推動反殖民主義決議。 冇任何國家有權威脅紐西蘭使用聯合國內部嘅合法權利。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 他是權威的經濟學家。

    He is a great authority on economics.

    Tatoeba · enzubii CC BY

  • 他的教导都包含在道教者看作关于宗教最后的权威的道德经那本深刻的书。

    His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 挑戰權威

    to challenge the authority

  • 佢係教育界嘅權威。

    He is an authority in the education sector.

  • 呢本書嘅論點喺學界公認最權威。

    The arguments in this book are considered by academia most authoritative.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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