representative 英 [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv]   美 [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv]

representative

representative  英 [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv] 美 [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv]

adj. 有代表性的  n. 代表 

名词复数:representatives 

a representative of the UN 联合国代表
our elected representatives in government 政府中我们选举产生的代表

  • If you're representative of some group, you're typical, you’re a lot like most of the others. You might also be a representative for your group; you were elected to act on behalf of those you represent.
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  • adj. 有代表性的
  • n. 代表
  • 1. a representative of the UN

    联合国代表

  • 2. our elected representatives in government

    政府中我们选举产生的代表

  • 3. a union representative

    工会代表

  • 4. a sales representative

    销售代表

  • 5. She's our representative in France.

    她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。

  • 6. He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.

    他代表女王出席了庆典。

  • 7. a representative sample of teachers

    各类教师的代表

  • 8. The painting is not representative of his work of the period.

    这幅画不是他在那个时期的代表作。

  • 9. a representative democracy

    代议制民主政体

  • 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."
rep·re·sen·ta·tive / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv ; NAmE ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv / noun , adjective representative representatives noun representative(of sb/sth) 1 a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for sb else or on behalf of a group 代表 a representative of the UN 联合国代表 our elected representatives in government 政府中我们选举产生的代表 a union representative 工会代表 The committee includes representatives from industry. 这个委员会包括产业界的代表。 2 ( also informal rep ) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products 销售代表;销售代理;代销人 a sales representative 销售代表 She's our representative in France. 她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。 3 a person chosen to take the place of sb else 代表;代表他人者 He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony. 他代表女王出席了庆典。 4 a person who is typical of a particular group 典型人物;代表性人物 The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation. 这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。 5 Representative ( abbr.Rep. ) (in the US) a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament (美国)众议院议员 adjective 1 representative(of sb/sth) typical of a particular group of people 典型的;有代表性的 Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representativeof the population as a whole? 由 500 人参加的问卷调查能真正代表所有民众吗? 2 [usually before noun ] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group 代表各类人(或事物)的 a representative sampleof teachers 各类教师的代表 3 representative(of sth) able to be used as a typical example of sth 可作为典型(或示例)的 The painting is not representative of his work of the period. 这幅画不是他在那个时期的代表作。 4 (of a system of government, etc. 政治体制等 ) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group 由代表组成的;代议制的 a representative democracy 代议制民主政体 OPP unrepresentative rep·re·sen·ta·tive / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv ; NAmE ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /
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