officials
officials — 名詞
1. people whose jobs give them formal responsibility in a government, company, or o
官員；幹部
政府或機構裡有職權的人
people whose jobs give them formal responsibility in a government, company, or other organization, so they can make decisions or speak for it.
City officials closed the bridge after engineers found cracks in the steel.
工程師發現鋼梁有裂縫後，市府官員關閉了那座橋。
common collocation: city / local / government officials
After the flood, health officials visited every village to test the drinking water.
洪水過後，衛生官員走訪每個村子，檢測飲用水。
Company officials told staff on Tuesday that the factory would move to Tainan.
公司幹部在星期二告訴員工，工廠將搬到台南。
At dawn, customs officials opened Rafael's suitcase and counted the undeclared watches.
天剛亮時，海關官員打開 Rafael 的行李箱，清點未申報的手錶。
- authorities
often means the body with power as a whole, not the individual people
- administrators
stresses managing work rather than public authority
- officers
more common for specific posts such as police or military roles
- citizens
ordinary members of the public without official power
文法句型
officials + verb (close, inspect, announce, promise)
用法筆記
Usually preceded by a field label such as city, health, customs, or company. In news reports it often refers to a group, not just one person.
常見錯誤
2. people at a sports event whose job is to watch the play, apply the rules, and si
裁判人員
比賽中執行規則並判決的人
people at a sports event whose job is to watch the play, apply the rules, and signal decisions, such as referees or umpires.
Match officials checked the video before allowing the late goal to stand.
裁判人員先查看重播畫面，才判定那記比賽末段的進球有效。
match officials + checked video / allowed goal
Three officials in white jackets ran onto the court for the junior final.
三名裁判人員穿著白外套跑上球場，準備青年組決賽。
When Padma touched the line, the officials gave the point to Korea.
Padma 碰到邊線時，裁判人員把這一分判給韓國隊。
After the whistle, officials disqualified the swimmer for leaving the block early.
哨聲後，裁判人員判定那名游泳選手提早離開出發台，算犯規。
文法句型
officials + verb (check, allow, disqualify, signal)
用法筆記
Most often plural, referring to the whole judging team at one match. For one person, English more often uses the exact role, such as referee, umpire, or judge.