“Representative”是一个形容词,主要用来表示某人或某物是另一人或事物的代表或象征。它也可以用作名词,指代一个被选举或指定来代表他人的人,如政治代表。
“Representative”一词来源于拉丁语“representativus”,通过法语进入英语。在西方文化中,代表通常与民主和公平的概念联系在一起,特别是在政治领域,代表们被认为是选民的直接声音。
将“representative”分解为“re-”(再次)+ “present”(呈现),联想为再次呈现某人的意见或形象。
John was elected as the representative of his school at the regional science fair. He felt proud to represent his classmates and show their projects to the judges. His role was to explain the ideas and innovations that his peers had worked on all year.
约翰被选为学校在地区科学展览会上的学生代表。他为能代表同学们向评委展示他们的项目而感到骄傲。他的角色是解释他的同龄人一年来所研究的想法和创新。
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