词汇精选：representative的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
adj.
由代表组成的，代议制的
例句：
The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.
新的国家元首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。
例句：
He is the leader of the institutions of a representative government.
他是代议制政府的各个机构的领导人。
有代表性的，典型的
例句：
Beijing is a representative Chinese city.
北京是一个典型的中国城市。
例句：
She is altogether too representative of the gut feeling in the constituencies.
她彻底体现了选民们的真实感情。
n.
代表，典型 [C]
例句：
A representative of the company will call on you to assess the damage.
公司的代表将前往贵处评估受损失的状况。
例句：
Our chief representative's withdrawal was construed as a protest.
我们的首席代表的退场被看作是一种抗议的表示。
议员，众议员 [C]
例句：
When his term ended, he went back to the congress and served as a representative.
当他任期结束后，他重新回到国会，作了一位众议院议员。
例句：
Most representatives balloted against the resolution.
大多数众议员投票反对这项决议。
继任者 [C]
例句：
The present representative of the Dedlocks is an excellent master.
德洛克家目前的继承人是个非常好的主人。
二、词义辨析：
delegate,deputy,representative,agent,substitute
这些名词有“代表、代理人”之意。delegate指一般被派参加某一会议的代表。deputy指上级授权代理行事的代表，特指被选择为执行全部或部分公务的人。representative一般指被选举或委派代表某人或一些人或某个较大团体的人，其职务有时是较长期的。agent普通用词，通常指经授权代理另一个人或团体，或指在双方之间代表一方起中间作用的人。substitute主要强调某人或某物可以用来代替别的人或物的作用。
三、相关短语：
legal representative
n.法定代理人
representative sample
标准样本，典型试样，典型样本，代表性试样，代表性样品
representative sampling
典型抽样
sales representative
n.销售代表
四、参考例句：
He is a sales representative
他是一名销售代表。
Beijing is a representative Chinese city.
北京是一个典型的中国城市。
They are representative of the bidi languages.
它们是有代表性的bidi语言。
Are your opinions representative of the other students?
你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？
The tiger is a representative of the cat family.
老虎是猫科动物的典型。
The exhibition is a representative of the modern Chinese art.
展览会是现代中国艺术的代表。
The representative must have an office to work in.
常驻代表总得有个地方办公。
The tiger is a common representative of the cat family.
虎是一种普通的猫科动物。
Mary is a workers' representative on the Board.
玛丽是理事会的工人代表。
Our chief representative's withdrawal was construed as a protest.
我们的首席代表的退场被看作是一种抗议的表示。
