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proxy

UK //ˈprɒk.si//US //ˈprɑːk.si//

词源

源自中古英语procuracy,来自拉丁语procuratio(管理),由pro(代替)+curare(照顾)组成,最初指被授权代表他人行事的人。

noun

❶ 代理或代理人,指被授权代表他人行事的人或机构,常用于法律、商业或技术领域。

“She voted by proxy as she was unable to attend the meeting.”

(她因无法参加会议而委托他人代为投票。)

“The company appointed a proxy to handle negotiations.”

(公司委派了一名代理人处理谈判事宜。)

❶ 替代物或指标,指用于代表或测量其他事物的东西,常用于科学或统计领域。

“GDP is often used as a proxy for economic health.”

(国内生产总值常被用作经济健康状况的指标。)

“Fossil records serve as a proxy for studying ancient climates.”

(化石记录被用作研究古代气候的替代指标。)

同义词:representative, agent, substitute, surrogate, stand-in

verb

❶ 通过代理服务器连接互联网,指使用中间服务器访问网络资源的技术行为。

“Many users proxy their connections to bypass regional restrictions.”

(许多用户通过代理连接来绕过地区限制。)

“The company proxies all employee internet traffic for security.”

(出于安全考虑,公司代理所有员工的网络流量。)

同义词:route, channel, redirect

常见短语

by proxy — 通过代理人或间接方式,表示某件事不是直接完成而是通过中间人进行的。

“She attended the wedding by proxy, sending her sister in her place.”

(她通过代理人参加婚礼,派她的妹妹代替她出席。)

proxy war — 代理战争,指大国通过支持小国或势力来间接对抗的冲突形式,避免直接军事对抗。

“The Cold War featured many proxy wars in developing countries.”

(冷战时期在发展中国家发生了许多代理战争。)