You can delegate authority, but not responsibility.
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n. 代表,代表团成员;
vt. 委派代表;授权给;[法律]债务转移;
💡 de使…成为,加强+leg法律+ate动词后缀→加强法律之人→代表
"The delegate moved for a reconsideration of the suggestion."
这位代表提议重新考虑这一建议.
近义:relegate, assign, vest, commission, confide, depute
反义:assume, sweat, address, control
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力,威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义:influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义:subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 责任;职责;责任感,责任心;负责任;
💡 re 再、重复 + spons承诺 + ibility 抽象名词 → n. (U)责任,责任心; 职责,义务
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
近义:obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function
反义:flippancy, authorization, permission