Local authority
n. 地方当局, 地方政权
📖 牛津释义
local authority
(Brit) group of people responsible for the administration of local government 地方当局; 地方政权.
🧩 词语组成解析
local
['lokl]
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的;
n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
🗣️ 情景例句
We have around 3,000 workers.
大约有3000名职工。
Some people never learn.
有些人就是学不乖。
Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
没过多久，警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被抓住了。