au.thor.ize

authorize的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈɔ:θəˌraiz]
KK音标发音： [ˈɔθəˌraɪz]

authorize的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To grant authority or power to.
授权，委托：向…授予职权或权力

2. To give permission for; sanction:
许可：给予同意；批准：

the city agency that authorizes construction projects.
批准工程建设项目的城市机构

3. To be sufficient grounds for; justify.
提供理由：使…有着充足的理由；证明

authorize的词源：

4. Middle English auctorisen
中古英语 auctorisen

5. from Old French autoriser
源自 古法语 autoriser

6. from Medieval Latin auct?riz3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 auct?riz3re

7. from Latin auctor [author] * see author
源自 拉丁语 auctor [创作者，创作人] *参见 author

authorize的词性：
n.（名词）

authorize， accredit， commission， empower， license

8. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to give someone the authority to act”:
这些动词的共同中心含义是“给某人以行动的职权”：

authorized her partner to negotiate in her behalf;
授权其同伴为她的利益谈判；

a representative who was accredited by his government;
经其政府授权的代表；

commissioned the real-estate agent to purchase the house for us;
委托不动产代理机构为我们购买房屋；

was empowered to make decisions during the president's absence;
当总统缺席时有权作出决定；

a pharmacist licensed to practice in two states.
经许可在两州执业的药剂师。