/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv ||; ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/adjrepresentative (of sb/sth) typical of a larger group to which sb/sth belongs 典型的;有代表性的:
Tonight's audience is not representative of national opinion.今晚的听众不能代表全国的意见。
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/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv ||; ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/noun[C]
1 a person who has been chosen to act or speak for sb else or for a group 代表
representative1/͵rɛprIˋzɛntətIv; ˌreprIˈzentətIv◄/n [C] someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else 代表﹔代理人
representative2adj typical of the people or things in a particular group 有代表性的﹔典型的: a representative sample of New York residents 一些有代表性的纽约居民+of I don’t claim to be representative of the majority of young people. 我不敢自称可以代表大多数年轻人。
representativerepresentativerepresentativesnouna person who speaks or does something for a group of people: There were representatives from every country in Europe at the meeting.