Representation

(noun.) an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent.

(noun.) the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf.

(noun.) a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something.

(noun.) the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body.

(noun.) a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image.

(noun.) a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; 'certain representations were made concerning police brutality'.

(noun.) a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; 'the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor'.

(noun.) a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; 'a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California'.

(noun.) the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent.

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• A representation of the punched paper for transmitting the word Bain is shown in this diagram. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Of course, I lied: it was, in fact, a very faithful representation of Mr. Rochester. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It is in the foregoing manner that the remarkable stereoscopic effect of Sir David Brewster's ghost is produced, a representation of which is given in the next page. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Hence the origin of the representation of burghs in the states-general of all great monarchies in Europe. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Non-workers have no representation in this new Russian state. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I have engaged, on Perker's representation, a housekeeper--a very old one--and such other servants as she thinks I shall require. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I was, of course, familiar with the pictures of the famous statesman, but the man himself was very different from his representation. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The methods of securing representation are unfit instruments for any flexible use. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Upon my representation of what you were suffering, he immediately, and with the greatest delicacy, ceased to urge to see you for the present. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• In running over my other perceptions, I find still the same resemblance and representation. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Proportional representation and preferential voting I have mentioned. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• He heard it patiently and feelingly, but I saw that on the two subjects he had reserved it was at present hopeless to make any representation to him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The railway workers, the miners, the doctors, the teachers, the retail merchants would have direct representation in the Interessenvertrag. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The action is incessant, for in any dramatic representation intended for the motion-picture film every second counts. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It is called in German an Interessenvertrag--a political representation by trade interests as well as by geographical districts. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Later on there was more grace and less coarseness in the human representations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And surely these odious tradesmen might be made to understand that, and to wait, if you would make proper representations to them. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I feel that especially about representations of women. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Your representations have weight with me; and to prove that they have, should he come this way I will speak to him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Now, let me ask you girls and boys, Would you paper a room with representations of horses? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• What proof have you of the truth of these representations? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• At first this, and her terrific screams, were all that could be got from Rachael, by any tears, by any prayers, by any representations, by any means. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The rest yielded to Miss Ophelia's urgent representations, that their master's safety depended on their stillness and obedience. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• He was nerving himself to this rigor as he rode from Brassing, and meditated on the representations he must make to Rosamond. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I'll explain to you, then,' said the gentleman, after another and a dismal pause, 'why you wouldn't paper a room with representations of horses. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• He visited the Quaker, in high anger; but, being possessed of uncommon candor and fairness, was soon quieted by his arguments and representations. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• That Mr. Woodcourt had only quieted the man by undertaking to come to our house very early in the morning with these representations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• So you would carpet your room—or your husband's room, if you were a grown woman, and had a husband—with representations of flowers, would you? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Lord Southdown, it was said, had been induced to give many hundreds through these pathetic representations. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• You must come, certainly--to confront him, so that he may make no false representations to me. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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