1someone who has a position of power, especially because of their job 尊长
teenage rebellion against authority figures
青少年对尊长的叛逆
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authority figure• Has difficulty taking directions from authority figures? 4.• The more status you give to a large number of authority figures, the more, relatively, you diminish your own.• From the beginning Jones worked to destroy his followers' confidence in any of the old authority figures in their lives.• As we get older, we may be abused by other authority figures - teachers, doctors, bosses.• One wonders what is the unspoken view of the other authority figures involved in setting this up?• It was their word against a powerfulauthority figure, and they thought no one would believe them.• Disrespect the authority figure out there on the field and then wonder why the kids do it in their classrooms.• It would seem that we are far more likely to obey unquestioningly when the authority figure is actually present.
father/mother/authority figure• And he registersgenuinehurt at the fact that BuzzyregardsBuck as more of a father figure than himself.• He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionablefather figure.• As we get older, we may be abused by other authority figures - teachers, doctors, bosses.• One wonders what is the unspoken view of the other authority figures involved in setting this up?• A young girl needs a strong mother figure.• Disrespect the authority figure out there on the field and then wonder why the kids do it in their classrooms.• It would seem that we are far more likely to obey unquestioningly when the authority figure is actually present.• Eventually Daley made the remarkabletransition from political boss to father figure.