authorised
許可された
解説 Definition
正式な権限を持つ人や組織から、行為や利用を認められていること。イギリス式のつづり。
Officially permitted, approved, or given power by a person or organisation with the proper authority. This British spelling is commonly used for staff allowed to enter somewhere, officers empowered to act, and sellers officially approved to supply goods.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
author「著者」だけでなく、その語源には「権威を持つ者」という考えがあります。そこから authorise は「権限を与える」、authorised は「正式に許可された」です。authorised staff「許可を受けた職員」や authorised dealer「正規販売店」で覚えると定着しやすいでしょう。
Connect authorised with authority, not only with author. An authority can give someone permission or power, so to authorise is to grant that permission, and authorised describes the resulting status. Picture a restricted door marked “authorised staff only,” an authorised officer approving a payment, or an authorised seller offering genuine products. These combinations show two closely related ideas: being allowed to do something and being officially recognised as having the power to do it. Authorised is the British spelling; American English normally uses authorized.
例文
Only authorised staff may enter this room.
この部屋に入れるのは許可を受けた職員だけです。
The payment was approved by an authorised officer.
その支払いは権限を持つ担当者によって承認された。
Tickets are available from authorised sellers.
チケットは正規販売店で購入できます。
authorised の類義語・関連語
authorised の語源・成り立ち Etymology
authorise「許可する」の過去分詞からできた形容詞です。authorise は中世ラテン語 auctorizare に由来し、author と同じくラテン語 auctor「創始者、権威者」に関係します。-ise はイギリス式のつづりです。
Authorised is the past participle of authorise used adjectivally. Authorise developed through French and Medieval Latin from Latin auctor, meaning an originator, promoter, or person possessing authority; author belongs to the same word family. The ending -ise forms the verb, while -ed marks its participial form. Authorised is the usual British spelling, whereas authorized with -ize is standard in American English and is also accepted in some British styles.
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