
好词典

源自拉丁语 'repraesentatio',意为‘展示’或‘表现’,经由古法语 'representation' 进入英语。
❶ 指通过某种形式或媒介对事物、概念或信息的表达或展示,常用于艺术、数学或法律等领域。
“The artist's representations of nature are incredibly vivid.”
(这位艺术家对自然的描绘非常生动。)
“The data can be shown in graphical representations.”
(这些数据可以用图形来表示。)
❶ 指某人或某机构作为代表的行为或身份,通常用于正式场合或谈判中。
“The lawyer made representations on behalf of his client.”
(律师代表他的客户进行了陈述。)
“The union sent representations to the management.”
(工会向管理层派出了代表。)
make representations — 正式提出意见或请求,通常用于法律或官方场合。
“The committee will make representations to the government about the new policy.”
(委员会将就新政策向政府提出意见。)
false representations — 指虚假的陈述或描述,可能导致误导或法律后果。
“The company was fined for making false representations in its advertising.”
(该公司因在广告中作出虚假陈述而被罚款。)