Noun:
a person who represents othersan advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
a member of the United States House of Representativesan item of information that is typical of a class or group;this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
there is an example on page 10
Adjective:
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
n.名词
representative, delegate, deputy这三个词都可作“代表”解。delegate指政府、党派等正式任命的代表; deputy指被委派正式代表他人具体办事或行使权力的人; representative则指推选出来的或权力机关正式任命的代表。
delegate，deputy，representative，agent，substitute这些名词有“代表、代理人”之意。
delegate指一般被派参加某一会议的代表。
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。
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。
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。
substitute主要强调某人或某物可以用来代替别的人或物的作用。
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
近义词 run跑case例子model模范in在 … 里voice声音trial审讯point观点deputy代表lawyer律师factor因素sample样品acting演戏agent代理人example例子proxy代理人delegate代表broker经纪人advocate提倡stand-in替身normal正常的specimen标本standard标准emissary密使instance例子second第二的typical特有的envoy外交使节steward乘务员graphic生动的trial run试车symbolic象征的diplomat外交官councilman议员peculiar奇怪的ambassador大使courier送快信的spokesman发言人vicarious代理的surrogate代理人assemblyman议员substitute代用品expressive表达的illustration说明archetypal原型的commissioner专员indicative指示的democratic民主的descriptive描述的case in point例证interpreter口译员spokesperson代言人characteristic特点illustrative说明的Congressman国会议员exemplification范例assemblywoman女议员typical example典型commissioned受委任的mouthpiece电话送话口…congresswoman国会女议员REP距离公算偏差代表性…demonstrative易流露感情的…deputized动词deputize的过…delegated动词delegate的过…representing动词represent的…typifying动词typify的现在进…evocative引起回忆或唤起感情的…typical instance典型例子／实例…
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.We have arepresentative sample.我们有一个代表性的样品。
用作表语
S+be+～This question is veryrepresentative.这个问题非常典型。用作名词n.I sent myrepresentative to the meeting.我派了代表参加会议。
He is arepresentative for a large steel company.他是一家大型钢铁公司的代理人。
名词71%,形容词29%
A senator takes precedence over a Representative.参议员的地位高于众议员。用作形容词⎤