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(tài)變化


復數(shù):?delegates;第三人稱單數(shù):?delegates;過去式:?delegated;過去分詞:?delegated;現(xiàn)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(quán)給他的人。

中文詞源


delegate 授權(quán),委托

de-, 向下,離開。-leg, 法律,送出,詞源同legal, legate. 即依法授權(quán),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(quán)。

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(quán)人民代表大會.

來自《現(xiàn)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