proxy

proxy
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting or marrying
    (尤指投票、结婚)代理权,代表权
    Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.
    海外的英国人可以通过代理注册投票。
    ■[count noun]a person authorized to act on behalf of another
    (经授权的)代理人,受托人
    ■[count noun]a document authorizing a person to vote on another's behalf
    选举委托书
  2. a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation
    替代值
    the use of a US wealth measure as a proxy for the true worldwide measure.
    用美国财富度量法作为全球度量单位的替代值。
语源
  1. late Middle English: contraction of procuracy
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