representative

Bridgezipf 4.57

Pronunciation

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/(rep-rih-ZEN-tuh-tiv)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

有代表性的;典型的(能够代表一个更大群体或整体的特征)

Definition

Typical of a class or group; containing examples of different types of people or things; serving as an example.

Word family

  • represent/ˌreprɪˈzent/(v)代表;象征
  • representation/ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/(n)代表;表示
  • representative/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/(n)代表;代理人

Collocations

  • representative sample
  • fully representative
  • not representative
  • broadly representative
  • representative survey
  • statistically representative

Examples

  1. 1.The survey sample was broadly representative of the UK population in terms of age, gender, and region.
  2. 2.This case is not representative of the typical customer experience — it reflects an edge case, not the norm.

Synonyms

  • typical/ˈtɪpɪkəl/showing the usual characteristics
  • characteristic/ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/typical of a type
  • indicative/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/showing the nature of something

Etymology

from Latin "repraesentativus," from "repraesentare" (to present again)