representative
英 [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] 美 [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv]

n.

代表；继任者；议员；类似物

adj.

典型的；有代表性的；代议制的；相当[类似]（另一种属）的

变形

复数：representatives

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 有代表性的,典型的 serving to show or portray a class or group

n.(名词)

1. [C]代表 person chosen or appointed to represent another or others; delegate
2. [C]代理人 agent of a firm, especially a traveling salesman

英英释义

representative[ ,repri'zentətiv ]

• n.
  • a person who represents others
  • an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

    同义词：spokespersoninterpretervoice

  • a member of the United States House of Representatives

    同义词：congressmancongresswoman

  • an item of information that is representative of a type

    同义词：exampleillustrationinstance

• adj.
  • serving to represent or typify

    "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

  • standing for something else

    "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"

  • being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

    "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• act as a representative充任代表
• send one's representative派代表

形容词+～

• legal representative法定代理人
• selling representative代销人

～+介词

• a representative for…的代理人

词组短语

representative of表示；代表……的

representative office代表机构；办事处

legal representative n. 法定代理人

sales representative销售代表

authorized representative受权代表

chief representative首席代表，主要代表

resident representative居民代表；驻地代表

representative sample代表性样本

trade representative贸易代表；商务代表

permanent representative常驻代表；常驻大使

customer service representative客户服务代表，顾客服务代理人

representative government代议政府

representative democracy代议民主

representative value代表值

customer representative客户代表

house of representative众议院

authorised representative授权代表

marketing representative市场代表，销售代表；营销代表

corporate representative法人代表

representative institution代议制机构

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

representative, deputy, substitute, agent, delegate

这组词都有“代表、代理人”的意思，其区别是：

representative一般指被选举或委派代表某人或一些人或某个较大团体的人，其职务有时是较长期的。

deputy指上级授权代理行事的代表，特指被选择为执行全部或部分公务的人。

substitute主要强调某人或某物可以用来代替别的人或物的作用。

agent普通用词，通常指经授权代理另一个人或团体，或指在双方之间代表一方起中间作用的人。

delegate指一般被派参加某一会议的代表。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. That representative brought forth an amendment to the press law.
   那位代表提出了一项对新闻法的修正案。
2. A senator takes precedence over a Representative.
   参议员的地位高于众议员。
3. The tiger is a representative of the cat family.
   老虎是猫科动物的典型。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Are your opinions representative of the other students?
   你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？
2. The study was carried out in one small town,so we can't be sure that the results are truly representative.
   这项研究在一个小镇里进行,因此我们也不确定研究结果是否真的具有典型性。
3. Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people.
   由亚伯拉罕·林肯定义的代表制政府是民享、民有和为人民的政府。

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