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- typical of a class, group, or body of opinion有代表性的, 典型的：
Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in Britain.
丘吉尔并没有准确地代表英国有影响的见解。
1.1
- containing typical examples of many or all types有代表性的, 典型的：
a representative sample of young people in Scotland.
苏格兰青年的代表性抽样。
2
- (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group（立法会或审议会）代表的, 代议的。
2.1
- (of a government or political system) based on representation of the people by such deputies（政府或政体）代表制的, 代议制的：
free elections and representative democracy.
自由选举和代表制民主。
3
- serving as a portrayal or symbol of something表现的, 体现的：
the show would be more representative of how women really are.
可以说这出戏更能体现妇女的真实情况。
3.1
- (of art) representational（艺术）具象派的：
the bust involves a high degree of representative abstraction.
这尊半身像蕴含着高度的具象派抽象。
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- Philosophy of or relating to mental representation【哲】（与）表象（有关）的。
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- a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others, in particular代表, 代理人, 尤指：
1.1
- an agent of a firm who travels to potential clients to sell its products（公司的）旅行推销代表。
1.2
- an employee of a travel company who lives in a resort and looks after the needs of its holidaymakers（旅行社常驻度假地照顾度假者需要的）景点代理。
1.3
- a person chosen or elected to speak and act on behalf of others in a legislative assembly or deliberative body立法会（或审议会）代表。
1.4
- a delegate who attends a conference, negotiations, legal hearing, etc., so as to represent the interests of another person or group（会议、谈判或法律听证会等的）代表。
1.5
- a person who takes the place of another on a ceremonial or official occasion（纪念仪式或正式场合的）代表。
2
- an example of a class or group（类或群的）样本, 代表物：
fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes.
八目鳗和盲鳗的化石样本。
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