Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1036
agency
代理机构，中介
a business or organization providing a particular service
如旅行社、广告公司
- 1.
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
行动或行使权力的能力、状况或状态。
- 2.
an administrative unit of government
政府行政机构
- 3.
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
个体独立行动并做出自由选择的能力。
- 4.
a business that serves other businesses
商业代理机构
- 5.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
行使权力或实现目标的手段。
- 6.
the state of being in action or exerting power
能动性；作用
- 7.
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
代理人的职务或职能；也指委托人与代理人之间的关系。
- 8.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
为他人经办业务的机构；也指该机构的营业场所或管辖区域。
- 9.
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
政府的部门或其他行政单位；也指该单位的办公处、总部或所辖区域。
政府机构，局；能动作用，力量；行动或行使权力的能力、状况或状态。；政府行政机构；个体独立行动并做出自由选择的能力。
In use
She found a job through a recruitment agency.
The environmental agency is responsible for monitoring pollution levels.
He rented the apartment through a travel agency.
the Central Intelligence Agency
the agency of providence
she has free agency
agency + for + noun/gerund
She works for an employment agency.
她在一家职业介绍所工作。
through + possessive/adj + agency
Connections
Collocations
- travel agency
- 旅行社
- I booked the trip through a travel agency.我通过旅行社预订了这次旅行。
- news agency
- 通讯社
- The news agency reported the story first.这家通讯社率先报道了此事。
- advertising agency
- 广告公司
- She works for an advertising agency.她在一家广告公司工作。
- government agency
- 政府机构
- The government agency is responsible for environmental protection.该政府机构负责环境保护。
- employment agency
- 职业介绍所
- He found a job through an employment agency.他通过职业介绍所找到了工作。
- regulatory agency
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住"ag"像"act"，agency就是"行动机构"，比如政府机构或中介。
Context & Register
该词义指提供服务的商业机构，如广告公司、旅行社等。通常用于正式或专业语境，比较常见于商务英语。
Grammar Note
常与of, through, by连用；表示机构时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ency' ending but have different stressed vowels; they do not rhyme with 'agency' (/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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