mid-14c., "authority entrusted to someone," from Latin commissionem (nominative commissio) "delegation of business," noun of action from past participle stem of committere (see commit). Meaning "body of persons charged with authority" is from late 15c.
commission (v.)
1660s, from commission (n.). Related: Commissioned; commissioning.
雙語例句
1. Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
就在幾天前，我完成了一項委托創作任務。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This commission would keep environmental scorecards on UN member nations.
該委員會將對聯合國的成員國采用環境記錄卡制。
來自柯林斯例句
3. If the Commission has its way, the entire deal will be scuppered.
如果委員會我行我素的話，整個交易將化為泡影。
來自柯林斯例句
4. In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
在他看來，委員會仍然是一個沒有實權、不起作用的機構。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Last November the commission gave its stamp of approval to the deal.