
proxy
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。)
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。)
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。)