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