No. 1,890 in Chinese
发言人
Spokesperson.
In a sentence
政府的发言人宣布了一项新的政策。
The government spokesperson announced a new policy.
In this sentence, '发言人' is used to refer to a person appointed by the government to make official statements on its behalf. It emphasizes the role of the individual as a spokesperson.
公司发言人对此事未发表评论。
The company spokesperson has not commented on the matter.
Here, '发言人' denotes the representative of the company who is responsible for communicating with the public regarding company affairs, highlighting their official communicative function.
活动的发言人分享了自己的个人故事。
The spokesperson for the event shared their personal story.
In this usage, '发言人' refers to the individual designated to speak on behalf of the event, focusing on their involvement and representational role in the context of the event.
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