magisterial
英 [ˌmædʒ.ɪˈstɪə.ri.əl]
美 [ˌmædʒ.əˈstɪr.i.əl]
magisterial 地方行政官的,权威的,威严的来自拉丁语magister,行政长官,首长,来自PIE*meg,巨大的,威严的,词源同magnate,master.
- magisterial (adj.)
- 1630s, from Medieval Latin magisterialis "of or pertaining to the office of magistrate, director, or teacher," from Late Latin magisterius "having authority of a magistrate," from magister "chief, director" (see master (n.)). Related: Magisterially.
- 1. The Cambridge World History of Human Disease is a magisterial work.
- 《剑桥世界人类疾病史》是一部权威著作。
- 2. He talked with the magisterial authority of the head of the family.
- 他说起话来带着一副一家之主的口吻。
- 3. She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty.
- 她会出现在阳台上,以她雍容之美成为注目的焦点.
- 4. The colonel's somewhat in a magisterial manner.
- 上校多少有点威严的神态。
- 5. Mr Sen's latest book answers both difficulties in magisterial style.
- 而他最新发表的书以权威的方式回答了这些难题.