How do you use "representative" in a sentence?

The company sent a representative to discuss the contract. Is this painting representative of his later work? Our local representative in Parliament voted against the bill.

representative

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意味: A person who speaks or acts on behalf of others; typical of a group

代表；典型的

representante; representativo

代表者；代表的な

대표자; 대표적인

As a noun, a representative is someone authorised to act or speak for others, such as a sales representative or an elected political representative. As an adjective, it describes something that is typical or characteristic of a larger group, as in 'a representative sample'.

作为名词，「representative」是被授权代表他人行事或发言的人，如销售代表或当选的政治代表。作为形容词，它描述某物是更大群体的典型或特征，如「代表性样本」。

Como sustantivo, un representante es alguien autorizado para actuar o hablar por otros, como un representante de ventas o un representante político elegido. Como adjetivo, describe algo que es típico o característico de un grupo más grande, como en «una muestra representativa».

名詞として、「representative」は営業担当者や選出された政治家のように、他者のために行動したり発言する権限を与えられた人です。形容詞として、「代表的なサンプル」のように、より大きなグループの典型的または特徴的なものを表します。

명사로서 representative는 영업 대표나 선출된 정치 대표처럼 다른 사람을 대신하여 행동하거나 발언할 권한을 가진 사람입니다. 형용사로는 'a representative sample'(대표적인 표본)처럼 더 큰 집단의 전형적이거나 특징적인 것을 설명합니다.

例文

The company sent a representative to discuss the contract.
公司派了一名代表来讨论合同。
La empresa envió un representante para discutir el contrato.
会社は契約について話し合うために代表者を派遣しました。
회사는 계약을 논의하기 위해 대표를 파견했습니다.
Is this painting representative of his later work?
这幅画能代表他后期的作品吗？
¿Es esta pintura representativa de su obra posterior?
この絵画は彼の後期の作品を代表していますか？
이 그림은 그의 후기 작품을 대표합니까?
Our local representative in Parliament voted against the bill.
我们当地的议会代表投票反对该法案。
Nuestro representante local en el Parlamento votó en contra del proyecto de ley.
私たちの地元の国会議員はその法案に反対票を投じました。
우리 지역 국회의원이 그 법안에 반대표를 던졌습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old French 'representatif', from Medieval Latin 'repraesentativus', from Latin 'repraesentare' meaning 'to show' or 'to exhibit', from 're-' (again) and 'praesentare' (to present).

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

work ★★★★★ Activity involving effort; employment; to function properly company ★★★★★ A commercial business; the state of being with another pe... report ★★★★★ A formal account of an event or situation; to give inform... business ★★★★★ Commercial activity; a company or organisation engaged in... service ★★★★★ Work done for others; a system providing a public need job ★★★★★ A paid position of regular employment; a task or piece of...