representative
adj
1 ~ (of sb/sth)
(a) serving to show or portray a classor group 有代表性的; 典型的
Is a questionnaire answeredby 500 people truly representative of national opinion? 一份調查問卷有500人作答, 是否能真正代表全國人民的意見?
(b) containing examples of a number of types 包含多種類型的樣品的
a representative sample, selection, survey, etc 有多種類型的樣品、 錦集、 調查等
a representative collection of British insects 英國各類昆蟲的標本.
2 consisting of elected deputies; based on representation by these 由選出之代表組成的; 代議制的
representative elections, governments, institutions 代議制的選舉、 政府、 機構. representative, n ~ (of sb/sth)
1 typical example of a class or group 典型; 有代表性的人或事物
Many representatives of the older generation were there. 老一輩的各類人都在那里.
2 (also infml 口語作 rep) (commerce 商) agent of a firm, esp a travelling salesman (公司的)代理者; (尤指)派出的推銷員
act as sole representatives of XYZ Oil 充當XYZ石油公司的總代理.
3
(a) person chosen or appointed to represent1 (6) another or others; delegate 代表他人的人; 代表
the Queen's representative at the ceremony 參加典禮的女王代表
send a representative to the negotiations 派代表參加談判.
(b) person elected to represent othersin a legislative body (被選入立法機構的)代表
our representative (ie MP) in the House of Commons 我們在下議院的代表.
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*[,repri'zent?tiv]n. 代表, 眾議員, 典型a. 描寫的, 表現的, 代理的, 代表的, 代議制的, 典型的【法】 代表, 繼承人, 訴訟代理人相關詞組: be representative of