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agreed to, said, done, etc. by somebody who is in a position of authority 正式的;官方的;官方授权的 an official announcement/decision/statement 官方公告/决定/声明 according to official figures/statistics 根据官方数字/统计 The news is not yet official. 这消息尚未经官方证实。 the official biography of the President 总统的官方传记 An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident. 当局已对事故的原因展开调查。 The country's official language is Spanish. 这个国家的官方语言为西班牙语。 The film's official website is also very informative. 电影官网也很有信息量。 I intend to lodge an official complaint (= to complain to somebody in authority). 我打算正式提出申诉。
Extra ExamplesThe report revealed official corruption in relation to road building. 报告披露了与筑路相关的官员腐败行为。 The official news agency reported an attack by rebel soldiers. 官方通讯社报道了叛军士兵的袭击。 Greater vigilance at the official and unofficial points of entry into the country is required. 需要在进入该国的官方和非官方入境点提高警惕。 The network's official launch is scheduled for this month. 该网络的正式推出定于本月。 The research used material from official documents and newspaper reports. 这项研究使用了来自官方文件和报纸报道的材料。 The views expressed in this essay are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official government policy. 本文表达的观点是作者的观点,不一定反映官方的政府政策。 Rice prices are up by as much as 13 percent, according to official reports. 根据官方报告,大米价格上涨了13%。 There have been rumours that he is resigning, and today he made it official. 有谣言说他要辞职,今天他正式宣布了。
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connected with the job of somebody who is in a position of authority 公务的;公职的;公事的 official duties/responsibilities 公务 the Prime Minister’s official residence 首相官邸 He attended in his official capacity as mayor. 他以市长的官方身份莅临。 This was her first official engagement. 这是她的首桩公务。 He made an official visit to Tokyo in March. 他于三月到东京进行了一次公务访问。
Extra ExamplesHe stepped into the waiting official car. 他走进了等候着的公务车。 The minister was in Berlin on official business. 部长在柏林公干。 The Prime Minister's official spokesman rejected calls for an inquiry. 首相的官方发言人拒绝了调查要求。
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formal and attended by people in authority 正式的;公务的;官方场合的 - [only before noun]
that is told to the public but may not be true 公开的;公布的;据官方的 opposite unofficial
Word OriginMiddle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis, from officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.
Idioms
it's official
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used to announce publicly something that you think is obvious or that everyone already knows 官方: 用于公开宣布你认为显而易见的或每个人都已经知道的事情It's official: this is the worst zombie film ever. 官方消息:这是有史以来最糟糕的僵尸电影。