representation

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rep·re·sen·ta·tion /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ W3 noun

1 [uncountableU]REPRESENT when you have someone to speak, vote, or make decisions for you 代理，代表

Minority groups need more effective parliamentary representation.

少數族群需要辦事更爲高效的議會代表。

There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry.

汽車行業中工會代表有所減少。

2 [countableC]SHOW/BE A SIGN OF a painting, sign, description etc that shows something 描繪，表現

representation of

The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time.

畫上的時鐘象征着光陰的流逝。

3 [uncountableU]REPRESENT the act of representing someone or something 代表；代理

representation of

She received praise for her effective representation of Garcia during the trial.

她在庭審時爲加西亞作了有力的辯護，因而受到贊揚。

4 [countableC usually plural] formal especially British EnglishBrECOMPLAIN a formal complaint or statement 投訴；陳述

representation about

A group of students made representations to the college about the poor standard of the accommodation.

一群學生就惡劣的住宿條件同校方交涉。

5. make false representations law to describe or explain something in a way that you know is not true 作虛假的陳述

Examples from the Corpus

representation• These phonemic transcriptions were then converted automatically to their corresponding mid-class representations.• She received praise for her effective representation of Garcia during the trial.• Each state receives equal representation in the U.S. Senate.• But a number of recent reports have questioned the quality of legal representation and other constitutional safeguards afforded Texas's capital defendants.• There is still much to learn: organization, features, structures, mechanisms, representations, behaviors.• Sir Hans Sloane, president of the Royal Society, rounded out the scientific representation at the meeting.• The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time.• Men must change sufficiently so that their representation of life and their political expression uphold humane values.• It is important to have a clear understanding of the impact of legal aid on tribunal representation.• As a writer, your sovereign responsibility is to produce real food by making truthful representations.• The appeal will be determined by way of written representations, which must be made by May 1st.

made representations• I know our local branch has also made representations about some of the other proposals.• The Council has welcomed the principles of the Bill, and has made representations on certain technical matters therein.

From Longman Business Dictionary

representationrep·re·sen·ta·tion /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ noun

1[uncountableU] when someone else speaks for you

There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry.

2[countableC usually plural] a formal complaint or statement

The drivers said they had not been given an opportunity to make representations before the ban was imposed.

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