【official音标】 英[əˈfɪʃl] 美[əˈfɪʃl]
【单词释义】 official是什么意思：
n.官员；高级职员；行政官员；公务员；[体]裁判
adj.官方的，法定的；正式的；公职的，公务的；官气十足；正式的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] officials
【关联词/派生词】
office n.办公室；办公楼，办事处
officious adj. 摆官架子的；爱管闲事的；爱发号施令的
officer n.军官，警官；高级职员 v.指挥；统率；管理
officially adv. 官方地，正式地；据公布；依据法规等
【official形近词/近似词】
artificial adj. 人造的;人工的;假的;
superficial adj.粗浅的，粗略的；表面（上）的
beneficial adj.有利的，有益的
【单词例句】
◇ Once, representing the Adults’ Education Association, I went to the airport to meet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his dormitory and then to the canteen.
有一回，我代表成人教育协会到机场去接一位从哥伦比亚来的高级官员，我得带他到宿舍和食堂。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。
---- Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
◇ The government is spending $220,000 and, come January, companies, embassies, ministries and universities will only refer to the country using its official name.
自2020年1月起，荷兰国内公司、使馆、政府部门和大学只能使用其官方名称“尼德兰”来指代该国。该计划将耗资22万美元。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ NASA officials also said opening the door to private enterprise gives the agency more room to focus on the Trump administration's goal of returning to the moon by 2024, which could be fueled in part by revenue generated from new commercial services and paying astronauts.
美国国家航空航天局的官员还表示，向私营企业敞开大门使其更有能力完成特朗普政府提出的美国2024年重返月球的计划，新的商业服务和太空旅行者方面的收入也可为实现这一计划提供部分资金来源。