5. Stand for和represent在單詞表中所給的中文意思都是“代表、象征”,但是這兩個詞的用法卻不同。
Represent指“代表(某人,某團體)”,to speak officially for another person or group of people, giving their opinions and taking action for them,例如:
Mr. Green was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
格林先生被選為該公司出席會議的代表。
Represent還有另外一個意思“表現,象征”,to be a sign or symbol of something,例如:
This picture represents the Battle of Waterloo.這幅畫描繪的是滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役。
Stand for譯為“代表,象征,意味著”是指用字母、數字或符號來表示一個單詞,名字或是某個概念的縮寫形式。例如: