
representative
词源
源自拉丁语 'repraesentativus',意为 '展示的、表现的',由 're-'(再次)和 'praesentare'(呈现)组成。
noun
❶ 代表,指被授权代表他人或组织行事的人,通常用于政治、商业等正式场合。
“She was elected as the representative of her district.”
(她被选为所在地区的代表。)
“The company sent a representative to negotiate the contract.”
(公司派了一名代表去协商合同。)
❶ 典型,指能够体现某一群体或类别特征的人或事物。
“This painting is a representative of modern art.”
(这幅画是现代艺术的典型代表。)
“The survey included a representative sample of the population.”
(调查包含了具有代表性的人口样本。)
adjective
❶ 代表性的,指能够代表或体现某一群体或类别的特征。
“The study used a representative sample of students.”
(这项研究使用了具有代表性的学生样本。)
“This is a representative example of his work.”
(这是他作品中的一个代表性例子。)
常见短语
representative of — 表示某人或某物是某个群体或类别的典型或代表。
“This painting is representative of the artist's early style.”
(这幅画代表了这位艺术家的早期风格。)
sales representative — 销售代表,指负责推销公司产品或服务的人员。
“The sales representative visited our office to introduce the new product.”
(销售代表来我们办公室介绍新产品。)