及物動詞：作為…的代表、表現、描述、表示、象徵
常見搭配詞：
- legal representation
法律代表(律師) – 不可數名詞 - a representation of something
某物的象徵或代表 – 可數名詞 - give a visual representation of something
用視覺展現… - make representations
進行交涉(正式提出抱怨或陳述) - make false representations
作出虛假陳述
例句：
- Their company has no representation in Brazil.
他們公司在巴西沒有代表(代理機構) - The poor can’t afford legal representation.
窮人請不起律師(法律代表) - The representation of women in politics has improved in recent years, but there is still a long way to go.
近年來，女性參政人數有所提高，但仍有很長的路要走(representation是一個概念，為不可數名詞) - The artwork was a powerful representation of the artist’s feelings on social injustice.
這件藝術品強烈地表達了藝術家對社會不公的感受 - The statue was a representation of the city’s founding fathers.
這座雕像象徵這城市之父(建立這個城市的人) - The novel was a representation of the struggles faced by immigrants in the country.
這部小說描述了該國移民所面臨的鬥爭 - The students were asked to give a visual representation of the concept they had learned.
學生們被要求用視覺展現他們所學的概念 - The film was a representation of the historical events that took place during the war.
這部電影重現(改編自)戰爭期間發生的一個歷史事件 - This play is a representation of a real event.
這個戲劇改編自真實事件 - The representation of different cultures in the school curriculum helps to promote cultural understanding and tolerance.
在學校課程中包含各種不同文化，可以促進對於不同文化的理解與包容 - A group of workers made representations to the factory about the poor standard of the accommodation.
一群工人向工廠抱怨宿舍環境差的問題(正式提出，想要公司改善)
同義詞：
- description 描寫、描述 n. 側重指描述細節，給讀者或聽眾提供清晰的視覺圖像
- depiction 描繪、描述 n. 用圖像或文字描述
- portrayal 描繪、描寫、展現 n.
- picture 圖像、形象 n.
- illustration 說明 n.
- symbol 符號 n.
- expression 表情 n.
衍生字：
- represent 表現、描述、象徵 vt. vi.
- representational 具象的、寫實的 adj.
- representative 代表、代理人 n. 典型的、代表…的 adj.
