New words:

official /əˈfɪʃl/

adj. 形容词

官方的;政府的
正式的;公开的

n. 名词

官员;公职人员;行政人员

详细词源拆解:

词根 fic(做、执行) + 后缀 -ial;源自拉丁语 officium(职责、公务)。
词义演变:履行公务的 → 官方的、正式的;履职的人 → 官员、公职人员。

词汇家族

office (n. 办公室;职位)
→ official (adj. 官方的;n. 官员)
→ officially (adv. 正式地;官方地)

必记高频搭配

official news 官方消息

We wait for the latest official news from school.

official language 官方语言

English is an official language in many countries.

government official 政府官员

The government official visits our small village today.

official meeting 正式会议

All teachers attend this important official meeting.

officially (adv. 正式地)

Our new term officially begins next Monday morning.

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