delegate
英 ['del?g?t]
美['d?l?ɡ?t]
- vt. 委派…為代表
- n. 代表
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詞態變化
復數:?delegates;第三人稱單數:?delegates;過去式:?delegated;過去分詞:?delegated;現在分詞:?delegating;
助記提示
1. 派到下面去辦事兒的人當然就是“代表”了。當然他代表的就是上面授權給他的人。
中文詞源
delegate 授權，委托
de-, 向下，離開。-leg, 法律，送出，詞源同legal, legate. 即依法授權，委托。
英文詞源
- delegate
- delegate: see legal
- delegate (n.)
- late 15c., from Old French delegat or directly from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate).
- delegate (v.)
- 1520s (early 15c. as a past participle adjective), from delegate (n.). Related: Delegated; delegating.
雙語例句
- 1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
- 霍頓的軟肋在于他不懂得放權。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The delegate moved for a reconsideration of the suggestion.
- 這位代表提議重新考慮這一建議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The Chinese people delegate their power to the People's Congress.
- 中國人民授權人民代表大會.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. They drafted her to serve as their delegate.
- 他們選她當代表.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A delegate from Siberia proposed a resolution that he stand down as party chairman.
- 一名來自西伯利亞的代表提議他辭去黨主席的職務。
來自柯林斯例句
