5. Stand for和represent在单词表中所给的中文意思都是“代表、象征”,但是这两个词的用法却不同。
Represent指“代表(某人,某团体)”,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.
格林先生被选为该公司出席会议的代表。
Represent还有另外一个意思“表现,象征”,to be a sign or symbol of something,例如:
This picture represents the Battle of Waterloo.这幅画描绘的是滑铁卢战役。
Stand for译为“代表,象征,意味着”是指用字母、数字或符号来表示一个单词,名字或是某个概念的缩写形式。例如: