magisterial
adjective /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪəriəl/
/ˌmædʒɪˈstɪriəl/
(formal)- (especially of a person or their behaviour
尤指人或行为 权威的；威严的；傲慢的 - He talked with the magisterial authority of the head of the family.
他说起话来俨然一副一家之主的口吻。
- He talked with the magisterial authority of the head of the family.
- (of a book or piece of writing
书或文章 睿智的；有洞察力的；知识丰富的 - his magisterial work ‘The Roman Wall in Scotland’
他的睿智之作《苏格兰的罗马墙》
- his magisterial work ‘The Roman Wall in Scotland’
- [only before noun] connected with a magistrate
治安法官的；基层司法官员的
词源early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin magisterialis, from late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ‘master’.