delegation
英 [del?'ge??(?)n]
美 [,d?l?'ɡe??n]
英文詞源
- delegation (n.)
- 1610s, "action of delegating" (earlier in this sense was delegacie, mid-15c.); perhaps a native formation, perhaps from French délégation, or directly from Latin delegationem (nominative delegatio) "assignment, delegation," noun of action from past participle stem of delegare (see delegate). Meaning "persons sent by commission" is from 1818; meaning "a state's elected representatives, taken collectively," is U.S. political usage from 1820s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to President Mubarak.
- 代表團(tuán)向穆巴拉克總統(tǒng)轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)了謝意。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility.
- 公司經(jīng)營(yíng)中的一個(gè)重點(diǎn)就是職責(zé)的分派。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks.
- 俄羅斯要求安盟派代表團(tuán)參加和談。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. the Dutch delegation to the United Nations
- 出席聯(lián)合國(guó)會(huì)議的荷蘭代表團(tuán)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.
- 我們代表團(tuán)的聲明非常適合時(shí)宜.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》