单词 | representation |
释义 | representation (reprɪzenteɪʃən ) Word forms: representations 1. uncountable noun If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf. Independent shareholders who own about half the stock now have no representation on the board. 2. See also proportional representation 3. countable noun You can describe a picture, model, or statue of a person or thing as a representation of them. [formal] ...a lifelike representation of Christ. [+ of] ...coloured papers and cardboard representations of Mount Fuji. 4. plural noun If you make representations to a government or other official group, you make formal complaints or requests to them. We have made representations to ministers but they just don't seem to be listening. [+ to] Synonyms: statement, argument, explanation, exposition Collocations: symbolic representation Building blocks, she says, expand spatial awareness, while art materials encourage symbolic representation and language skills. Times, Sunday Times One veered up into the heavens, a symbolic representation of the missing soldier. Times, Sunday Times Today they are the most common symbolic representation of numbers in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The letter this takes on a symbolic representation of gnosis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this way, a system of symbolic representation emerges which can facilitate the exchange of the most diverse products with great efficiency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 19th century heralded a more scientific approach to map-making; much of the artistry and symbolism was stripped away in an attempt to create a two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional reality. Times, Sunday Times When a particle enters a black hole, he hypothesised, it leaves behind information about itself as a hologram; a two-dimensional representation he called a super translation. Times, Sunday Times The navigator features a two-dimensional representation of the virtual world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The final rearrangement leads to lumisantonin as can be discerned by comparing the three-dimensional drawing with the earlier two-dimensional representation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fittingly, on a periphery wall, 82 dots of light reflect into the darkness of the room, a visual representation of the missing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet our creative minds, in search of a visual representation of aliens in the stars, unwittingly used images of aliens from the deep. Times, Sunday Times Number lines provide a visual representation of a range of numbers along a horizontal line. Times,Sunday Times And why he decided that such a bold visual idea needed an equally bold visual representation. Times, Sunday Times Given an image that represents their pain-related brain activity, they use this visual representation to learn how to decrease their pain. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 代表 Japanese: 代表 |
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