USAGE NOTE 用法说明: officer, official, and 和 the authorities
An officer is someone in the police force or the military. officer 是指警察或军官:
This club is for army officers and their wives. 这俱乐部只招待陆军军官和军官夫人。
An official is someone in a business or government organization who has a position of authority. official 是指在商业机构任职的高级职员或政府机构里的官员:
A factory official announced that 100 workers would be laid off. 工厂的一个高级职员宣布会解雇100名工人。
The authorities are the people in an organization, especially in the government, who have the power to make decisions. the authorities 是指机构，尤指政府中有权作决策的人:
The authorities said the cause of the crash was unknown. 当局称事故原因不明。