"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。
导读"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。
adj.(形容词)有代表性的,典型的 serving to show or portray a class or groupn.(名词)[C]代表 person chosen or appointed to represent another or others; delegate[C]代理人 agent of a firm, especially a traveling salesman
英英释义
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"
representative的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)That representative brought forth an amendment to the press law.那位代表提出了一项对新闻法的修正案。A senator takes precedence over a Representative.参议员的地位高于众议员。The tiger is a representative of the cat family.老虎是猫科动物的典型。用作形容词(adj.)Are your opinions representative of the other students?你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？The study was carried out in one small town,so we can't be sure that the results are truly representative.这项研究在一个小镇里进行,因此我们也不确定研究结果是否真的具有典型性。Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people.由亚伯拉罕·林肯定义的代表制是民享、民有和为人民的。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.We have a representative sample.我们有一个代表性的样品。用作表语S+be+～This question is very representative.这个问题非常典型。用作名词(n.)I sent my representative to the meeting.我派了代表参加会议。He is a representative for a large steel company.他是一家大型钢铁公司的代理人。
词汇搭配
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
经典引文
Not merely as representative of God..but as strictly and truly God.
出自：D. Waterland
This story..representative of..many features of my boyhood.
"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。
