delegation
delegation 英 [ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃn] 美 [ˌdɛlɪˈɡeʃən]
n. 代表团;授权;委托
名词复数:delegations
- A delegation is a group of people who act as representatives of a larger group. If you’re a member of Congress from the Sunshine State, you’re a member of the Florida delegation.
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- n. 代表团;授权;委托
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1. A delegation has been hurried to Africa.
已派出一个代表团赶往非洲。
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2. We were listening for the arrival of the delegation.
我们等着听代表团来的消息。
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3. He was once on a cultural delegation which came to China.
他曾经随文化代表团到中国来过一次。
- delegation (n.) 1610s, "action of delegating" (earlier in this sense was delegacie, mid-15c.); perhaps a native formation, perhaps from French délégation, or directly from Latin delegationem (nominative delegatio) "assignment, delegation," noun of action from past participle stem of delegare (see delegate). Meaning "persons sent by commission" is from 1818; meaning "a state's elected representatives, taken collectively," is U.S. political usage from 1820s.
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