c. 1400, "image, likeness," from Old French representacion (14c.) and directly from Latin representationem (nominative representatio), noun of action from past participle stem of repraesentare (see represent). Meaning "statement made in regard to some matter" is from 1670s. Legislative sense first attested 1769.
实用例句
1. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.
新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A graphical representation of results is shown in figure 1.
结果以图表形式呈现在图1中。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
波多黎各人是美国公民，但是他们在国会里没有代表。
来自柯林斯例句
4. the negative representation of single mothers in the media
媒体对单身母亲的负面描述
来自《权威词典》
5. There are many ways of generating a two - dimensional representation of an object.
