deputy

deputy — 名詞

1. a person who has the authority to carry out the duties of someone in a higher po

1.名詞B2
釋義

副手；代理人

受權代理他人職務或位居第二順位的人

a person who has the authority to carry out the duties of someone in a higher position when that person is away, or who holds the rank immediately below the head of an organization

例句

Sirin will act as deputy manager while her boss recovers from surgery.

Sirin 會在主管休養期間擔任副理。

When the chief executive retired, her deputy took over the day-to-day running of the company.

執行長退休時，她的副手接管了公司的日常營運。

possessive pattern: 'her/his deputy' showing ownership of the role

同義詞
  • assistant

    a helper who supports a senior person but may not have the authority to replace them fully

  • second-in-command

    emphasises rank in a hierarchy, common in military and emergency services

  • substitute

    focuses on temporary replacement rather than an ongoing rank

  • vice-

    a prefix used in corporate titles (vice-president); equivalent to deputy in many contexts

反義詞
  • chief

    the person who holds the top position that a deputy fills in for

  • superior

    the higher-ranking person whose authority the deputy exercises when needed

用法筆記

Frequently followed by the name of the senior role (deputy manager, deputy director, deputy head). In law enforcement, deputy alone (without a role name) can refer to a deputy sheriff. The superior is typically mentioned with a possessive: the president's deputy.

常見錯誤

❌She is the deputy of the company.
✅She is the deputy director of the company.
💡deputy is usually followed by the senior role title, not used alone with 'of'.
❌He is a deputy for his boss.
✅He acts as deputy for his boss.
💡use 'act as deputy' or 'serve as deputy' for temporary substitution.

2. in some countries, an elected person who serves in the lower of the two chambers

2.名詞C1
釋義

議員

某些國家國會下議院的民選代表

in some countries, an elected person who serves in the lower of the two chambers of the national parliament

例句

Lan was elected as a deputy in the French National Assembly last year.

Lan 去年當選法國國民議會議員。

elected as a deputy — common electoral context

Each deputy elected to the Spanish Congress serves a four-year term.

每一位當選的西班牙國會議員任期為四年。

同義詞
  • representative

    a broader term for any elected legislator, used in many English-speaking countries

  • member of parliament

    the standard term in the UK and Commonwealth countries

  • legislator

    formal term for any law-making official, not specific to lower houses

用法筆記

Specific to countries that use deputy as the official title for members of their lower legislative house — notably France (député), Spain (diputado), Italy (deputato), and Germany (Abgeordneter). Do not use this sense for the UK House of Commons (MP) or the US House of Representatives (Representative or Congressman).

常見錯誤

❌She was elected as a deputy in the UK Parliament.
✅She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the UK.
💡the UK uses 'MP', not 'deputy', for ordinary members.
❌He is a deputy in the US Congress.
✅He is a Representative in the US Congress.
💡the US uses 'Representative' or 'Congressman', not 'deputy'.