official

• adj. 公式な; 正式な; 公共サービス
• n. 公務員

officeから。official, formalから派生した。

official (n.)

early 14c., from Old French oficial "law officer; bishop's representative" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office" (see official (adj.)). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded 1550s.

official (adj.)

late 14c., "performing a service; required by duty," from Old French oficial "official; main, principal" (14c., Modern French officiel) or directly from Late Latin officialis "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from Latin officium (see office). Meaning "pertaining to an office or official position" is from c. 1600.

1. You simply can 't get a ticket through official channels.

公式チャンネルではチケットは手に入らない。

2.The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low.

エイズウイルスキャリアの公式数字は高くない。

3.There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.

アルバニアで公式審査制度が設けられたことはない。

4. Official speeches in recent days have been larded with promises of democracy.このほど公式演説で民主主義へのコミットメントを口にした。

5.A senior White House official said the agreement is close.

ホワイトハウスの高官は、まもなく合意すると述べた。