agency
翻译
代理机构, 政府机构, 作用, 能动性
例句
I booked the holiday through a travel agency.
我通过一家旅行社预订了假期。
A government agency is investigating the matter.
一个政府机构正在调查此事。
She felt she had no agency in her own life.
她觉得自己无法主宰自己的生活。
语法模式
((a/an ... agency)) 一家……代理机构 I work for a recruitment agency.
((a government agency)) 一个政府机构 The Environment Agency monitors pollution.
((to have agency)) 拥有能动性 He wanted to give his characters more agency.
近义词
Synonyms: bureau, organisation, firm; Antonyms: inaction
词源
源自拉丁语 'agere'，意为“做，行动”。agency 是指为他人办事或采取行动的地方。
记忆技巧
想象一个秘密“特工 (agent)”为一个“机构 (agency)”工作。两者都与采取行动有关。