agency
翻譯
代理機構, 政府機構, 作用, 能動性
例句
I booked the holiday through a travel agency.
我透過一家旅行社預訂了假期。
A government agency is investigating the matter.
一個政府機構正在調查此事。
She felt she had no agency in her own life.
她覺得自己無法主宰自己的生活。
文法模式
((a/an ... agency)) 一家……代理機構 I work for a recruitment agency.
((a government agency)) 一個政府機構 The Environment Agency monitors pollution.
((to have agency)) 擁有能動性 He wanted to give his characters more agency.
近義詞
Synonyms: bureau, organisation, firm; Antonyms: inaction
詞源
源自拉丁語 'agere'，意為「做，行動」。agency 是指為他人辦事或採取行動的地方。
記憶技巧
想像一個秘密「特工 (agent)」為一個「機構 (agency)」工作。兩者都與採取行動有關。