释义 |
Noun: agent eyjunt- An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
"their research uncovered new disease agents" - A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
- A substance that exerts some force or effect
- A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
- factor, broker - Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
- federal agent - The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- agentive role
Derived forms: agents See also: agency, agential Type of: bourgeois, businessperson, causal agency, causal agent, cause, functionary, official, participant role, representative, semantic role, substance Part of: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm Encyclopedia: Agent |