official

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反義詞

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復數:?officials;

official 官方的，正式的

來自office,辦公室。引申詞義官方的，正式的。

official (n.): early 14c., from Old French oficial "law officer; bishop's representative" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office" (see official (adj.)). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded 1550s.
official (adj.): late 14c., "performing a service; required by duty," from Old French oficial "official; main, principal" (14c., Modern French officiel) or directly from Late Latin officialis "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from Latin officium (see office). Meaning "pertaining to an office or official position" is from c. 1600.

1. You simply can't get a ticket through official channels.: 通過官方渠道是壓根兒搞不到票的.

2. The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low.: 艾滋病病毒攜帶者的官方數字并不高。

3. There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.: 在阿爾巴尼亞從未設立過官方審查制度。

4. Official speeches in recent days have been larded with promises of democracy.: 近日官方在講話中滿口對民主的承諾。

5. A senior White House official said the agreement is close.: 白宮的一位高級官員說即將達成協議。