担当者
解説 Definition
企業や組織を代表して対応する担当者たちを指し、特に営業担当者によく使います。representatives を短くした、くだけた表現です。
Reps are people who represent a company, organization, product, or group, especially in business or sales. The word is an informal plural abbreviation of representatives.
使い方 Usage
- rep は representative の口語的な短縮形。1人なら a rep、複数なら reps を使う。 Rep is an informal shortening of representative. Use a rep for one person and reps for more than one.
- sales reps は営業担当者、company reps は会社の代表者、customer service reps は顧客対応の担当者。 Sales reps work in sales, company reps represent a company, and customer service reps handle customer questions and requests.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
represent「代表する」と結び付け、会社や商品を代表して動く人を思い浮かべましょう。rep の語末は /p/ なので、複数語尾は /s/ と発音します。
Connect reps with represent: picture people acting on behalf of a company or product. Since rep ends in /p/, its plural ending is pronounced /s/.
例文
Our sales reps will contact you soon.
当社の営業担当者がまもなくご連絡します。
Company reps attended the meeting.
会社の代表者たちが会議に出席しました。
reps の類義語・関連語
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reps の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 representare（再び目の前に示す）から。re-（再び）+ praesentare（提示する）が語源で、representativeの短縮形。誰かの代わりに「再提示する」人、つまり担当者・代表者の意。関連語: represent, presentation。
Rep is a shortened form of representative, and reps is its regular plural. Representative ultimately belongs to the word family of Latin repraesentare, meaning “to present, display, or bring before someone,” formed from re- and praesentare. In modern English, rep developed as an informal term for a person acting for a business, organization, or group, particularly a sales representative.
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