terms of reference

英 [ˌtɜːmz əv ˈrefrəns]

美 [ˌtɜːrmz əv ˈrefrəns]

n.  (委员会或报告的)受委托权限，受权调查范围

牛津词典

noun

• （委员会或报告的）受委托权限，受权调查范围
  the limits that are set on what an official committee or report has been asked to do
  1. The matter, they decided, lay outside the commission's terms of reference.
     他们认定这个问题不在委员会受托权限之内。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 受权调查范围;研究事项;权限
  Terms of referenceare the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
  1. The government has announced the terms of reference for its proposed committee of inquiry.
     政府已经公布了拟议成立的调查委员会的职权范围。

双语例句

• The terms of reference of the working group will be established through diplomatic channels.
  工作组的职能将通过外交渠道商定。
• How could the government know enough about the costs and benefits and even the very possibility of an innovation to put a price tag on it and write the terms of reference for a prize competition?
  政府怎么可能全面了解创新的成本和收益，乃至创新实现的可能性，从而给它贴上价签，注明有奖竞争的权限？
• Terms of Reference of the International Copper Study Group
  国际铜研究组织职权范围
• By exploring punctuation, for example, and paragraphing, it goes far beyond a dictionary's terms of reference.
  通过探索标点，例如和分段，它是远在字典的职权范围之外。
• Codified experience in terms of reference architectures, architectural and design patterns, and other reusable elements all have a part to play.
  以参考体系架构、体系架构和设计模式、以及其他复用组成要素等形式归纳整理的经验都将扮演很重要的角色。
• The notice served on such person shall set out the terms of reference.
  则送达该人的通知，须列出调查范围。
• Is this question within/ outside our terms of reference?
  这个问题在/不在我们调查范围之内吗？
• Each committee acts within agreed terms of reference.
  各委员会均按已同意的职权范围行事。
• Mr Knight's report, the terms of reference for the AL review and a range of fact sheets can be found on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's website.
  奈特先生的报告、风险等级评估的授权调查范围和一系列情况说明书都可以在移民公民部网站上查到。
• The terms of reference thus drawn up shall be circulated to all Members.
  由此制定的职权范围应散发全体成员。