rep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tion S3 W2 / reprɪzenteɪʃ ə n / 名词

1 [不可数名词] when you have someone to speak, vote, or make decisions for you :

Minority groups need more effective parliamentary representation.

There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry. → proportional representation

2 [可数名词] a painting, sign, description etc that shows something

representation of

The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time.

3 [不可数名词] the act of representing someone or something

representation of

She received praise for her effective representation of Garcia during the trial.

4 [可数名词，通常复数] formal especially British English a formal complaint or statement

representation about

A group of students made representations to the college about the poor standard of the accommodation.

5 make false representations law to describe or explain something in a way that you know is not true