representative
- adj. 典型的,有代表性的;代議制的
- n. 代表;典型;眾議員
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來自 represent,呈現(xiàn),代表,描繪。
英英釋意
- 1. a person who represents others
- 2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;
- "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
- 3. a member of the United States House of Representatives
- 4. an item of information that is representative of a type;
- "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"
- "there is an example on page 10"
英文詞源
- representative (adj.)
- "serving to represent," late 14c., from Old French representatif (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin repraesentativus, from stem of Latin repraesentare (see represent). Meaning "standing for others" is from 1620s; in the political sense of "holding the place of the people in the government, having citizens represented by chosen persons" is first recorded 1620s. Meaning "pertaining to or founded on representation of the people" is from 1640s.
- representative (n.)
- 1640s, "example, type," from representative (adj.); 1690s in sense of "member of a legislative body."
同義詞辨析
delegate, deputy, representative, agent, substitute
這些名詞有"代表,代理人"之意。
delegate: 指一般被派參加某一會議的代表。
deputy: 指上級授權(quán)代理行事的代表,特指被選擇為執(zhí)行全部或部分公務(wù)的人。
representative: 一般指被選舉或委派代表某人或一些人或某個較大團(tuán)體的人,其職務(wù)有時是較長期的。
agent: 普通用詞,通常指經(jīng)授權(quán)代理另一個人或團(tuán)體,或指在雙方之間代表一方起中間作用的人。
substitute: 主要強(qiáng)調(diào)某人或某物可以用來代替別的人或物的作用。
考試真題
- Well, at 3:30, you're seeing our sales representative there and then you're free till the evening.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
- The company's sales representative
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
- Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections.
出自-2011年6月聽力原文
- They sought help from union representatives.
出自-2011年6月聽力原文
- The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district.
出自-2010年6月聽力原文
- The initiative shown by the sales representatives
出自-2010年6月聽力原文
- A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story, but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.
2018年6月四級真題(第一套)聽力 Section A
- I've got a feeling that trade union representative is behind this.
2016年12月四級真題(第一套)聽力 Section B
- Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- In the US, the House of Representatives Science Committee has approved a bill allocating $10 million a year to studying energy-related behaviour.
出自-2015年12月閱讀原文
- The management and union representatives reached an agreement.
出自-2010年6月聽力原文
- But Pennsylvania State Representative Scott Petri says governments simply do not have enough money to extend unemployment insurance.
2016年6月六級真題(第一套)聽力 Section C
- Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies.
出自-2014年考研閱讀原文
- The basic compact underlying representative government, wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court,” assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns.
出自-2017年考研閱讀原文
- But the ruling reinforces the need for citizens and their elected representatives, not the courts, to ensure equality of access to government.
出自-2017年考研閱讀原文
- Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies
2014年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
- But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite Sates trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.
2020年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
- Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be sel
2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
- The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representative democracy.
2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
實用場景例句
- a representative of the UN
- 聯(lián)合國代表
牛津詞典
- our elected representatives in government
- 政府中我們選舉產(chǎn)生的代表
牛津詞典
- a union representative
- 工會代表
牛津詞典
- The committee includes representatives from industry.
- 這個委員會包括產(chǎn)業(yè)界的代表。
牛津詞典
- a sales representative
- 銷售代表
牛津詞典
- She's our representative in France.
- 她是我們公司駐法國的銷售代表。
牛津詞典
- He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
- 他代表女王出席了慶典。
牛津詞典
- The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
- 這位歌手被看作是她那一代年輕人的典型代表。
牛津詞典
- Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
- 由500人參加的問卷調(diào)查能真正代表所有民眾嗎?
牛津詞典
- a representative sample of teachers
- 各類教師的代表
牛津詞典
- The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
- 這幅畫不是他在那個時期的代表作。
牛津詞典
- a representative democracy
- 代議制民主政體
牛津詞典
- ...trade union representatives...
- 工會代表
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Employees from each department elect a representative.
- 每個部門的員工選舉一名代表。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- She had a stressful job as a sales representative.
- 作為一名銷售代表,她的工作壓力很大。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.
- 新的國家元首應(yīng)該由包括87名成員的代表委員會選出。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...the institutions of a representative government.
- 代議制政府的各個機(jī)構(gòu)
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general.
- 他遠(yuǎn)不是一般意義上的馴狗師。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...fairly representative groups of adults.
- 相當(dāng)?shù)湫偷某赡耆巳后w
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was the first representative to Japan.
- 他是第一個駐日代表.
期刊摘選
- We all voted for him as our representative.
- 大家都推舉他當(dāng)代表.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Experienced sales representative wanted. Can earn substantial commissions.
- 征求有經(jīng)驗銷售代理.能賺相當(dāng)多的傭金.
期刊摘選
- In addition, a few representative technologies to treat copper anode mud are introduced.
- 選冶聯(lián)合處理.并介紹幾種有代表性的工藝過程.
期刊摘選
- He was met by a representative of the King of Holland.
- 他受到荷蘭王的代表的迎接.
期刊摘選
- Currently I work as an independent consultant and also as a manufacturer's representative.
- 目前我工作作為一個獨(dú)立的顧問,也作為一個制造商的代表.
期刊摘選
- Hear now the voice of Vrillon, a representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, speaking to you.
- 現(xiàn)在傾聽Vrillon的聲音, 阿斯塔銀河統(tǒng)帥的一位代表, 對你們說話.
期刊摘選
- Are your opinions representative of the other students?
- 你的意見是否代表其他同學(xué)的意見?
期刊摘選
- The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
- 大會聽取了一名來自一個比較貧困地區(qū)的代表的呼籲.
《簡明英漢詞典》