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Spokesman Group Spokesperson 英 Spəʊksmən] 美 Spoʊksmən N.发言人 Workers

英语单词 spokesman
英美音标 英 ['spəʊksmən] 美 ['spoʊksmən]
中文释义 n.发言人
英语例句 (1) He was the spokesman for the workers on strike.
(2) This journalist distorted the spokesman's remarks.
中文例句 (1) 他是罢工工人的发言人。
(2) 这名记者曲解了该发言人的话。
vocabulary简明 A spokesman is a representative, someone who speaks for a group. The spokesman of your French club, for example, might announce the date of your bake sale during your school's morning announcements.
vocabulary扩展 You can use the noun spokesman whenever you're talking about an official speaker, a person who communicates information about a company, organization, or other group. It's most common to refer to a man in this position as a spokesman — a more inclusive term for males or females is spokesperson. Spokesman has been around since the 1500's, but spokesperson wasn't first used until the 1970's.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]男发言人 A spokesman is a male spokesperson.
  • A UN spokesman said that the mission will carry 20 tons of relief supplies.

    联合国的一名男发言人说,该代表团将携带 20 吨救济物资。

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