agency
英 ['e?d?(?)ns?]
美 ['ed??nsi]
中文詞源
agency 代理機構(gòu)來自agent,代理人，-cy,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- agency (n.)
- 1650s, "active operation," from Medieval Latin agentia, noun of state from Latin agentem (nominative agens) "effective, powerful," present participle of agere (see act (n.)). Meaning "establishment where business is done for another" first recorded 1861.
雙語例句
- 1. The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.
- 該機構(gòu)因?qū)︼Z風反應(yīng)遲緩，受到嚴厲批評。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The advertising agency rang up 1.4 billion dollars in yearly sales.
- 這家廣告代理商每年銷售額達14億美元。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The agency should reduce turnaround time by 11 per cent.
- 該代理機構(gòu)應(yīng)削減11%的周轉(zhuǎn)時間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.
- 要完成該機構(gòu)的使命，他的作用至關(guān)重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They traced the van to a New Jersey car rental agency.
- 他們查出面包車屬于新澤西州的一家租車行。
來自柯林斯例句