magisterial
Word family adjectivemagisterialmagistraladverbmagisteriallynounmagisterialnessmagisteriummagisterymagistrandmagister
ma·gis·te·ri·al /ˌmædʒəˈstɪəriəl◂ $ -ˈstɪr-/ adjectiveadj 1 TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethinga magisterial way of behaving or speaking shows that you think you have authority 〔行为或说话方式〕自以为权威的 his magisterial voice 他的官腔官调
2 KNOW somethinga magisterial book is written by someone who has very great knowledge about a subject 〔书〕具有学术权威性的 his magisterial study of the First World War 他对第一次世界大战的权威性研究
—magisterially adverbadv
Origin magisterial (1600-1700) Late Latin magisterialis, from
Latin magister;
→ MAGISTRATE