Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3730
delegate
代表；代理人
A person chosen or elected to represent or act for others, especially at a meeting or conference.
- 1.
A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
被授权代表他人行事的人；代表
- 2.
a person appointed or elected to represent others
被任命或选举的代表
- 3.
A representative at a conference, etc.
会议等的代表
- 4.
A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.
存储对具有特定签名的方法的引用的变量类型,类似于函数指针
- 5.
A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power.
没有投票权的政府立法机构成员
委托；委托类型；无投票权的代表；列席代表；被授权代表他人行事的人；代表；被任命或选举的代表；会议等的代表
In use
Each country sent a delegate to the international conference.
The delegates voted unanimously to approve the new policy.
She was chosen as a delegate for the student council.
delegate + to + [event/organization]
to 后接会议或组织。
She was a delegate to the United Nations.
她是联合国的一名代表。
delegate + of + [group]
He is a delegate of the student council.
他是学生会的代表。
delegate + from + [place]
The delegate from Germany arrived early.
Connections
Collocations
- delegate to
- 参加...的代表
- She was chosen as a delegate to the United Nations.她被选为参加联合国的代表。
- conference delegate
- 会议代表
- Over 500 conference delegates attended the summit.超过500名会议代表出席了峰会。
- elected delegate
- 当选代表
- The elected delegates will vote on the new policy.当选代表将对新政策进行投票。
- appointed delegate
- 委任代表
- The appointed delegate spoke on behalf of the committee.委任代表代表委员会发言。
- delegate vote
- 代表投票
- Each delegate vote counts equally in the election.每张代表投票在选举中具有相同权重。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 delegate 拆分为 de（向下）和 legate（使者），联想为被派出去代表他人的人。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合，如会议、政治活动等。
Grammar Note
与to连用，表示'...的代表'，如delegate to the conference
Pronunciation & Spelling
The noun 'delegate' is pronounced /ˈdɛlɪɡət/. Among words ending in '-gate', only 'aggregate' (noun, /ˈæɡrɪɡət/) rhymes. The other listed words have a stressed /eɪt/ vowel and are not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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