delegate
英['delɪgət]
美['dɛlɪɡət]
词态变化
复数: delegates;第三人称单数: delegates;过去式: delegated;过去分词: delegated;现在分词: delegating;助记提示
1. 派到下面去办事儿的人当然就是“代表”了。当然他代表的就是上面授权给他的人。中文词源
delegate 授权，委托de-, 向下，离开。-leg, 法律，送出，词源同legal, legate. 即依法授权，委托。
英文词源
- delegate
- delegate: see legal
- delegate (n.)
- late 15c., from Old French delegat or directly from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate).
- delegate (v.)
- 1520s (early 15c. as a past participle adjective), from delegate (n.). Related: Delegated; delegating.
双语例句
- 1. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.
- 霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The delegate moved for a reconsideration of the suggestion.
- 这位代表提议重新考虑这一建议.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The Chinese people delegate their power to the People's Congress.
- 中国人民授权人民代表大会.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. They drafted her to serve as their delegate.
- 他们选她当代表.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A delegate from Siberia proposed a resolution that he stand down as party chairman.
- 一名来自西伯利亚的代表提议他辞去党主席的职务。
来自柯林斯例句