| 释义 |
proxy
I. \ˈpräksē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English procusie, prokecye, proccy, contraction of procuracie procuracy — more at procuracy
1. : the act or practice of a person serving (as in voting or marrying) as an authorized agent or substitute for another : the agency, function, or office of a deputy or procurator — used chiefly in the phrase by proxy
< vote by proxy >
< appear by proxy >
< marriage by proxy >
2.
a. : authority or power to act for another
b. : a document giving such authorization; specifically : a power of attorney given and signed by a stockholder authorizing a specified person or persons to vote corporate stock
< send proxies for the directors' meeting >
3.
a. : a person authorized to act for another : procurator
b. : something serving to replace another thing or substance : substitute
< books … were not proxies for experience — Frederick Mayer >
4. : procuration 3
5. New England
a. : ballot
b. proxies plural : election
II. adjective
1.
a. : taking the place of another
< a proxy mother of several large families — Booth Tarkington >
b. of a mineral : occurring where another mineral would normally be expected
2. : carried on by proxy
< proxy voting >
or by solicitation and control of proxies
< a proxy war for control of a corporation >
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to occur as a proxy mineral
< the gold … may proxy for iron ions in a growing pyrite crystal — Economic Geology > |