official

official
[ə'fɪʃl] 1. adj
1) (approved) 官方的 [guānfāng de]

the official unemployment figures — 官方的失业统计数据

2) (job-related) [+ residence, visit] 公务的 [gōngwù de]

the Irish President's official residence — 爱尔兰总统的官邸

Tony Blair is currently on an official visit to Hungary. — 托尼布莱尔正在对匈牙利进行正式访问。

2. n; c
(in government, organization etc) 官员 [guānyuán]

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