deputy

汉语翻译

n. 代理人, 代表
【化】 代理人
相关词组:
act as a deputy for sb
do sth by deputy

词型变化：

名词复数:deputies 

词意辨析：

delegate, deputy, representative, agent, substitute

这些名词有“代表、代理人”之意。
delegate: 指一般被派参加某一会议的代表。
deputy: 指上级授权代理行事的代表，特指被选择为执行全部或部分公务的人。
representative: 一般指被选举或委派代表某人或一些人或某个较大团体的人，其职务有时是较长期的。
agent: 普通用词，通常指经授权代理另一个人或团体，或指在双方之间代表一方起中间作用的人。
substitute: 主要强调某人或某物可以用来代替别的人或物的作用。

英语解释：

名词 deputy:

1. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
   同义词：deputy sheriff
2. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
   同义词：lieutenant
3. a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
4. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
   同义词：surrogate

例句：

1. By convention the deputy leader is always a woman.
   按照惯例这一领导人的副职总是由女子担任。
2. I am resigning as chairman and handing over to my deputy.
   我现在辞去主席职位，交由我的副手接替。
3. My deputy has resigned, so I've got a lot on my mind just now.
   我的副手辞职了，所以现在有许多事要 * 心。
4. Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business.
   我们的副经理是公司的实际负责人。
5. The manager was unable to attend but sent his deputy as a substitute.
   经理不能出席，派了个副手代表他。
6. He is the deputy mayor of the city.
   他是本市的副市长。
7. I must find someone to act as a deputy for me during my absence.
   我必须找一个人，在我离开期间代理我的职务。

详细解释：

dep.u.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 dep.u.ties 缩写 dep.,dept.,d.,D.
A person appointed or empowered to act for another.
代理人：被任命或授权代表他人行动的人
An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies:
副手：在其主管不在时行使主管全部职权或在紧急时刻行使与主管同等职权的助手：
例句：
a deputy to the sheriff.
代理治安长官

A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.
代表：某些国家的立法机构中的代表

来源：
Middle English depute
中古英语 depute
from Old French
源自 古法语
[from past participle of] deputer [to depute] * see depute
[] 源自deputer的过去分词 [代理，代表] *参见 depute