1. 副職;副手;副主管 A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
e.g. ...Jack Lang, France's minister for culture, and his deputy, Catherine Tasca. 法國文化部長(cháng)杰克·朗和他的副部長(cháng)凱瑟琳·塔斯卡 e.g. ...the academy's deputy director, Vladimir Kudryatsev. 學(xué)院副院長(cháng)弗拉基米爾·庫德里亞夫采夫
2. 代表;議員;立法委員 In some parliaments or law-making bodies, the elected members are called deputies .
e.g. The president appealed to deputies to approve the plan quickly. 總統呼吁議員盡快通過(guò)這一方案。
deputy英英釋義
noun
1. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Synonym: lieutenant
2. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
Synonym: deputy sheriff
3. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Synonym: surrogate
4. a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)