1 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) connected with the position of sb in authority 与公职或官职有关的:
official duties/responsibilities公务
2 accepted and approved by the government or some other authority 政府或当局接受并认可的;官方的;法定的:
The scheme has not yet received official approval.那个计划还没有得到官方批准。The country's official language is Spanish.这个国家的官方语言是西班牙语。
3 that is told to the public, but which may or may not be true 公开的,公布的(但未必与事实相符):
The official reason for his resignation was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.他辞职的表面理由是他想多花些时间陪伴家人。 [OPP] unofficial 反义词为unofficial
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/əˈfɪʃl ||; əˈfɪʃəl/noun
[C] a person who has a position of authority 官员;高级职员:
The reception was attended by MPs and high-ranking officials.出席招待会的有国会议员及高级官员。☞An office worker is a person who works in an office, at a desk. An official is a person who has a position of responsibility in an organization, often the government senior government officials. An officer is either a person who gives orders to others in the armed forces or the police force. However the word is sometimes used like officialShe's a tax officer in the Civil Service.office worker指在办公室里从事文职工作的人。official常指在政府或其他机构担任负责职务的人:senior government officials高级政府官员。officer指军官或警官。这个词的用法有时与official一样:She's a tax officer in the Civil Service.她在政府机关担任税务官员。
official1/əˋfIʃəl; əˈfIʃ$l/adj 1 approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government 正式的﹔官方的: an official inquiry into the plane crash 飞机失事的官方调查You will have to get official permission. 你必须得到正式许可。2 relating to a position of authority 公务的﹐公职的: Her official title is Public Safety Adviser. 她的官衔是公共安全顾问。The President began a four-day official visit to France. 总统出发到法国进行为期四天的正式访问。3 official reasons, information etc are what people are told, although they may not be true〔理由﹑消息等〕对外宣称的﹔正式公布的〔却未必真实〕: The official reason for his resignation was ill health. 他的辞职﹐对外宣称的理由是身体欠佳。
official2n [C] someone who has a position of authority in an organization, especially a government 高级职员﹔〔尤指政府的〕官员: US Administration officials 美国政府官员
officialofficialofficials1adjectiveconnected with government or with a particular organization or a person in authority: an official government reportan official announcement▶ officiallyadverb: He has now heard officially that he's got the job.officialofficialofficials2nouna person who does important work, especially for the government: government officials