agency + for + noun/gerund
She works for an employment agency.
她在一家职业介绍所工作。
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。
a business or organization providing a particular service
如旅行社、广告公司
行动或行使权力的能力、状况或状态。
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
政府行政机构
an administrative unit of government
个体独立行动并做出自由选择的能力。
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
商业代理机构
a business that serves other businesses
行使权力或实现目标的手段。
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
能动性；作用
the state of being in action or exerting power
代理人的职务或职能；也指委托人与代理人之间的关系。
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
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。
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
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。
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
She found a job through a recruitment agency.
她通过一家招聘代理机构找到了工作。
用法提示：agency 在此句中表示“代理机构”，作名词，作介词 through 的宾语。
AI contextual example
The environmental agency is responsible for monitoring pollution levels.
环境机构负责监测污染水平。
用法提示：agency 在此句中表示“政府机构”，作名词，作主语。
AI contextual example
He rented the apartment through a travel agency.
他通过一家旅行社租下了这套公寓。
用法提示：agency 在此句中表示“中介机构”，作名词，作介词 through 的宾语。
AI contextual example
She works for an employment agency.
她在一家职业介绍所工作。
The funds were distributed through a local agency.
资金通过当地机构分发。
此用法表示‘能动作用’，较为正式。
The agency of the wind shaped the dunes.
风的作用塑造了沙丘。
常用于指政府中具体职能的分支机构，如FBI；与agency可互换，但bureau更强调部门内部结构
指政府中较大或更综合的部门，如Department of State；范围通常比agency广
常用于指具体办公地点或小型政府部门，如local office；不如agency正式
指大机构内的分支，如division of labor；强调内部细分，不直接等同于agency
常用于指地理上的分支，如branch office；与agency相比更侧重地点而非职能
grammar · medium
易错句子He works for agency.
正确表达He works for an agency.
agency是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词a或an，不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many agency in the city.
正确表达There are many agencies in the city.
agency的复数形式是agencies，而不是直接加-s。
旅行社
I booked the trip through a travel agency.
我通过旅行社预订了这次旅行。
通讯社
The news agency reported the story first.
这家通讯社率先报道了此事。
广告公司
She works for an advertising agency.
她在一家广告公司工作。
政府机构
The government agency is responsible for environmental protection.
该政府机构负责环境保护。
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。
监管机构
The regulatory agency imposed new rules.
监管机构实施了新规。
Prefix: none; Root: 'ag' (from Latin 'agere', meaning 'to act'); Suffix: '-ency' (forms nouns of state). Related words: agent, agenda, act.
agency常指政府机构，与government同属行政领域
商业agency服务于客户，client是agency的业务对象
agency常行使授权职能，authorization是其重要概念
agency作为代理人代表他人行事，representation为核心作用
agency通过commission（委托）获得代理权，两者关联紧密
通过…的作用；借助于
He obtained the contract through the agency of a friend.
他借助一位朋友得到了这份合同。
自由球员身份；自主行动
The star player entered free agency and signed with a rival team.
这位明星球员进入自由球员市场，与对手球队签约。
独家代理
They granted exclusive agency to a local distributor.
他们将独家代理权授予了一家本地分销商。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.