exceed authority

/ɪkˈsiːd əˈθɔːrəti/· 动词短语

环境/气候/能源C1

exceed authority
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Chinese meaning

越yuè权quán

超chāo出chū被bèi授shòu予yǔ的de权quán限xiàn

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法fǎ院yuàn裁cái定dìng能néng源yuán部bù超chāo出chū法fǎ定dìng权quán限xiàn强qiǎng留liú电diàn厂chǎng

Example

the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.

能néng源yuán部bù去qù年nián强qiáng令lìng密mì歇xiē根gēn一yī座zuò燃rán煤méi电diàn厂chǎng延yán迟chí退tuì役yì,此cǐ举jǔ已yǐ构gòu成chéng越yuè权quán。

Source: Mongabay · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó联lián邦bāng上shàng诉sù法fǎ院yuàn裁cái定dìng,能néng源yuán部bù去qù年nián强qiáng令lìng密mì歇xiē根gēn一yī座zuò燃rán煤méi电diàn厂chǎng延yán期qī退tuì役yì的de做zuò法fǎ越yuè权quán。法fǎ院yuàn认rèn为wéi《联lián邦bāng电diàn力lì法fǎ》的de紧jǐn急jí授shòu权quán只zhǐ是shì狭xiá义yì的de最zuì后hòu手shǒu段duàn,本běn案àn不bù存cún在zài真zhēn正zhèng的de紧jǐn急jí状zhuàng况kuàng,遂suì推tuī翻fān了le坎kǎn贝bèi尔ěr电diàn厂chǎng的de持chí续xù运yùn营yíng令lìng。

Roots · etymology

均源自拉丁语:excedere、auctoritas

  • exceed = ex-(超出)+ -ceed(走,拉丁 cedere);authority = auctor(创立者)+ -ity(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • exceed its authority / beyond one's authority / exceed jurisdiction

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