represent

英 [repr?'zent] 美[,r?pr?'z?nt]

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第三人稱單數:?represents;過去式:?represented;過去分詞:?represented;現在分詞:?representing;

represent 呈現，代表，代言，描繪

re-,表強調，present,出具，呈現，給予。

represent: represent: [14] English borrowed represent from Latin repraesentāre, which meant ‘present again, bring back’, hence ‘show’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and praesentāre, source of English present. The notion of ‘standing in the place of another’ is a post-classical development.
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represent (v.): late 14c., "to bring to mind by description," also "to symbolize, serve as a sign or symbol of; serve as the type or embodiment of;" from Old French representer "present, show, portray" (12c.), from Latin repraesentare "make present, set in view, show, exhibit, display," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + praesentare "to present," literally "to place before" (see present (v.)). Legislative sense is attested from 1650s. Related: Represented; representing.

1. The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.: 這兩位從政者代表了政界的兩個極端。

2. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation.: 這些建議是談判的現實出發點。

3. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.: 這5萬個欠款案例只代表所有業主中的一小部分人。

4. The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.: 總書記可以在一些官方儀式上代表主席。

5. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars.: 對于很多人來說，他們顯然可以作為一般旅行車的替代品。