proxy
noun /ˈprɒksi/
/ˈprɑːksi/
(plural proxies)
- [uncountable] the authority that you give to somebody to do something for you, when you cannot do it yourself
代理权；代表权 - by proxy You can vote either in person or by proxy.
你可以亲自投票或请人代理。 - a proxy vote
由他人代投的票
- It is important that members send their proxy forms in.
成员要送交他们的代表委任表格，这一点很重要。 - Our practice is to delegate proxy voting to managers.
我们的做法是委托管理人代为投票。 - We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.
我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + proxy- appoint
- act as
- serve as
- …
- vote
- voting
- form
- …
- by proxy
- proxy for
- as a proxy
- by proxy You can vote either in person or by proxy.
- [countable, uncountable] a person who has been given the authority to represent somebody else
代理人；受托人；代表 - Your proxy will need to sign the form on your behalf.
你的代理人将须代表你在表格上签字。 - They were like proxy parents to me.
他们待我如同父母。 - proxy for somebody She is acting as proxy for her husband.
她做她丈夫的代表。
- Your proxy may attend the meeting if you are unable to attend.
如果你无法参加，可委托代表出席本次会议。 - You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.
你可以委托他人代你投票。 - I am here as a proxy for my father.
我在这里做我父亲的代理。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + proxy- appoint
- act as
- serve as
- …
- vote
- voting
- form
- …
- by proxy
- proxy for
- as a proxy
- Your proxy will need to sign the form on your behalf.
- [countable] proxy for something (formal or specialist) something that you use to represent something else that you are trying to measure or calculate
（测算用的）代替物，指标 - The number of patients on a doctor's list was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard they work.
医生诊单上的病人数被看作是衡量他们工作努力程度的可靠指标。
- The number of patients on a doctor's list was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard they work.
词源late Middle English: contraction of procuracy.