单词 | representatively |
释义 | representativelyadv. In a representative manner; by means of or with regard to representation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [adverb] figurallyc1380 presentativelyc1450 representativelyc1450 umbratically1683 representationally1867 society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [adverb] > representatively representatively1605 representivelya1631 society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [adverb] representatively1608 deputatively1653 c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 49 (MED) Vertualliche j vnderstonde summe, and ymaginatyfliche summe, and representatyfliche [Fr. representativement] summe of the thinges j vnderstonde. 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. V3v By generall consent of the Prince and whol realm representatively assembled in solemn Parliament. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 33 The name Iehouah is..not communicable to any angel either properly or representatiuely. 1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis Epist. sig. A7v He thought the Bread was the Body of Christ Representatively. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 181 Tho' all Ideas are spiritual and immaterial, really and essentially, yet they are not all so representatively. 1753 Groans of Great-Britain 7 The greatest Happiness that any Nation can Enjoy, is the Liberty of being governed by Laws made by the Consent of the People, either collectively or representatively. 1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 i. 118 Though he offered himself representatively in the Eucharist, the Eucharist is a real sacrifice. 1842 W. H. Mill Observ. Applic. Pantheistic Princ. iii. 176 It is..equally clear..that the title of the Branch in Zechariah's prophecy was only representatively his. 1895 S. D. F. Salmond Christian Doctr. Immortality v. ii. 534 In virtue of their being mystically or representatively in Christ as their Head. 1947 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 31 July (1995) 120 Every romance..must have a warp of fear and horror, if however remotely or representatively it is to resemble reality. 2001 W. J. Popham Truth about Testing vi. 106 It is better to measure a small number of learning outcomes representatively than..a larger number of outcomes unrepresentatively. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1450 |
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