representatives
representatives — 名詞
- representativessingular
- representativesesplural
1. a person who has been chosen to speak, make decisions, or carry out actions on b
代表
受委託代為發言或行事的人
a person who has been chosen to speak, make decisions, or carry out actions on behalf of another person, a company, an organization, or a group of people
A sales representative from the pharmaceutical company visited local clinics to introduce a new vaccine.
那家藥廠的業務代表走訪了當地診所，介紹一款新疫苗。
sales representative + from + [company]
Union representatives met with factory management to negotiate better safety conditions for workers.
工會代表與廠方管理層會面，協商改善工人的安全條件。
representative + met with + [organization] + to + [purpose]
Since Tariq could not attend the Berlin meeting, he sent a representative to present his proposal.
Tariq 無法親自參加柏林的會議，於是派了一名代表去簡報他的提案。
As a customer service representative, Hana handles client complaints about account problems.
身為客服代表，Hana 負責處理客戶帳戶方面的申訴與問題。
The committee appointed a representative to speak on its behalf at the international conference.
委員會指派了一位代表，在國際會議上代表委員會發言。
- spokesperson
focuses on speaking for an organization, often to the media or public
- delegate
someone sent to a meeting or conference with authority from a larger group
- agent
formal term for someone authorized to act for another, often in business or legal contexts
- principal
the person who gives authority to the representative to act on their behalf
文法句型
representative + of [organization/group]
representative + for [company/union]
用法筆記
Can combine with a wide range of role nouns: sales representative, customer service representative, union representative, company representative, legal representative. The person represented is introduced by of (representative of the workers) or for (representative for the region).
常見錯誤
2. a person who has been chosen by voters to serve in a law-making body such as a c
議員；眾議員
被選入立法機構為選民發言表決的人
a person who has been chosen by voters to serve in a law-making body such as a congress or parliament, where they vote on proposed laws and speak for the people of the area that elected them
Mira, the representative from Ohio, introduced a bill to improve funding for rural schools.
來自俄亥俄州的議員 Mira 提出了一項法案，希望改善偏鄉學校的經費。
representative + from + [state/district]
Voters across the district will elect a new representative to the state legislature in November.
該選區的選民將於十一月選出一位新的州議員。
elect a representative to [body]
The young representative worked with members from both parties to pass the education reform bill.
這位年輕的議員與兩黨成員合作，推動了教育改革法案通過。
Each representative must balance the needs of their district with the interests of the whole country.
每位議員都必須兼顧選區需求與全國整體的利益。
- congressperson
gender-neutral term for a member of the US Congress; less common in everyday speech
- legislator
broader term covering any member of a law-making body, not just the US House
- delegate
used for someone sent to a conference or convention, not necessarily an elected legislator
文法句型
representative + of [place/district]
elected/state/congressional representative
用法筆記
Often capitalized (Representative) when it appears as part of a formal title, e.g. Representative Amelia Chen of California.
常見錯誤
3. a person, thing, or example that shows the typical qualities or features of a la
典型
能代表某族群或類別的典型例子
a person, thing, or example that shows the typical qualities or features of a larger group or category, so that studying that one item tells you something about the whole group
This painting is a fine representative of the artist's early style, with bold colors and rough brushstrokes.
這幅畫是這位藝術家早期風格的絕佳典型，用色大膽且筆觸粗獷。
representative + of + [category] — typical example
The researchers chose three small towns as representatives of rural communities across the Midwest.
研究人員選了三個小鎮，作為美國中西部農村社區的代表。
as representatives of [broader group]
This fossil is a representative of a dinosaur species from over sixty-five million years ago.
這塊化石是一種生活在六千五百多萬年前的恐龍的典型標本。
The curator described the pottery as an excellent representative of Han Dynasty craftsmanship.
策展人說這件陶器是中國漢代工藝的絕佳典型。
- example
simpler and more general; 'representative' adds the idea that the example is typical of the whole group
- specimen
used especially in scientific contexts for an individual item taken from a larger set
- sample
a small part of something that shows what the whole is like; common in research and statistics
文法句型
representative + of [group/class/category]