权威性 (quán wēi xìng) — (noun) authoritativeness; the quality of being authoritative; (adjective, attributive) authoritative

Definition

A noun referring to the quality of being authoritative — how much trust and weight a source, person, or institution carries. Often used as an attributive before a noun (权威性文献, 权威性研究).

noun
authoritativenessthe quality of being authoritative
adjective
(adjective, attributive) authoritative

Examples

  • 权威性
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū de quán wēi xìng hěn gāo, jié lùn zhí dé zhòng shì.
    The authoritativeness of this research is high, so the conclusions deserve attention.
  • 权威性
    Tā yǐn yòng le dà liàng quán wēi xìng wén xiàn lái zhī chí zì jǐ de guān diǎn.
    He cited a large number of authoritative sources to support his viewpoint.
  • 权威性
    Zài xué shù jiè, zhè běn qī kān de quán wēi xìng wú yōng zhì yí.
    In academic circles, the authoritativeness of this journal is beyond doubt.

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