词汇对比与辨析
核心差别
delegation 强调代表团指被派往某地执行特定任务的一群人,delegate 则侧重delegate 作为名词指被委派代表他人的人
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | delegation | delegate |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | 代表团指被派往某地执行特定任务的一群人,也指将权力或职责委托给他人的行为。 | delegate 作为名词指被委派代表他人的人,作为动词指将任务或权力委派给他人。 |
| 词性 | 名词 | 动词、名词 |
| 使用语域 | delegation 常与介词 to 连用,表示派往某地或委托给某人;与 from 连用表示来自某地;与 of 连用表示权力或职责的委托。 | 作为动词时,常用句型为 delegate something to someone 或 delegate someone to do something,表示将某事委派给某人或委派某人做某事。 |
对比例句
The school sent a delegation to the science fair in another city.
学校派了一个代表团去参加另一个城市的科学展览会。
Our company received a delegation from Japan to discuss potential partnerships.
我们公司接待了一个来自日本的代表团,讨论可能的合作伙伴关系。
I delegated the task of organizing the party to my friend.
我把组织聚会的任务委派给了我的朋友。
She was chosen as the delegate for our school at the competition.
她被选为我们学校参加比赛的代表。
常见误用提醒
使用 delegation:He is a delegation to the meeting. → He is a member of the delegation to the meeting. (delegation 指整个团体,不是个人;应使用 "member of the delegation" 或 "delegate" 表示个人代表。)
使用 delegation:The manager delegation the work to his assistant. → The manager delegated the work to his assistant. (delegation 是名词,动词形式是 delegate;这里应用动词 "delegated" 表示委托行为。)
使用 delegate:I delegated him the report. → I delegated the report to him. (动词 delegate 后通常不接双宾语,正确结构是 delegate something to someone,表示将某事委派给某人。)