delegate1
KK: [ˈdɛlǝɡɪt]
DJ: [ˈdеliɡit]
n.
- 代表；會議代表；代表團團員[C][（+to）]
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Babbitt was an official
delegate.
巴比特是一名正式代表。
辨析
delegate2
KK: [ˈdɛlǝˌɡеt]
DJ: [ˈdеliɡеit]
vt.
- 委派……為代表
- 委派（某人）做[O2]
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We have
delegated Bill to attend the meeting.
我們已委派比爾參加會議。
- 授（權）；把……委託給[（+to）]
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The director
delegated all the routine work to his executive staff.
主任把日常工作全部交給手下的行政人員去做。
辨析
n.
/
ˈdɛlɪgət/
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular a representative sent to a conference.
▸a member of a committee.
v.
/
ˈdɛlɪgeɪt/
entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person.
▸authorize (someone) to act as a representative or on one's behalf:
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Edward was delegated to meet new arrivals.
Derivative
- delegable
/ˈdɛlɪgəb(ə)l/
adj. - delegator n.
Etymology
ME: from L. delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.
