1. 局，机构，机关，处，署，社，专业行政机构
2. 作用
3. 代理，代理机构，经销处，代办处，代销处
4. 动力，力量
5. 媒介
6. 动作，行为
7. 经办，代办

1. [C]经销处,代理行 a business that makes its money especially by bringing people into touch with others or the products of others
2. [C]部,处 a department of a government or international body
3. [S]动力,力量,作用 the power or force which causes a result

1. an administrative unit of government;

   "the Central Intelligence agency"
   "the Census Bureau"
   "Office of Management and Budget"
   "Tennessee Valley Authority"
   

2. a business that serves other businesses

3. the state of being in action or exerting power;

   "the agency of providence"
   "she has free agency"
   

4. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

5. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;

   "a means of control"
   "an example is the best agency of instruction"
   "the true way to success"
   

1.经销；代理；经销店；代理公司
Anagency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.

e.g. We had to hire maids through anagency.
我们得通过中介雇用女佣。
e.g. ...a successful advertisingagency.
一家成功的广告代理公司

2.（政府的）局，处，署，专业行政部门
Anagency is a government organization responsible for a certain area of administration.

e.g. ...the governmentagency which monitors health and safety at work in Britain...
英国负责劳工医疗和安全的部门
e.g. Webster is retiring as head of the Central Intelligenceagency (CIA).
韦伯斯特即将从中央情报局局长的位子上退职。

1. agency的反义词

1. 代理：(四)船上交货(FOB)(一) 包销(Exclusive Sale)方式(二) 代理(agency)方式对等贸易(Counter Trade)也称对销贸易或反向贸易,一般认为这是一种以货物或劳务(包括工业产权和专有技术等无形财产) 作为偿付贷款手段的一种贸易方式.

2. 代理商：这种广告软件工具,可以监测到单个电脑服务器上生成广告的有关数据,然后可以把数据传送给网站. 这样广告代理商(agency)就不用与可能出现广告的每个网站逐一联络、而可以自动更换广告的内容,同时可掌握到更新用户电脑的阅读数据.

1. An agency has been opened at the following address.
   一个代办处已在下述地点开始营业。
2. The company has agencies almost in all parts of the world.
   那家公司几乎在世界各地都设有代办处。
3. There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.
   联合国有许多专门机构。
4. agency France Presse enjoys great popularity both at home and abroad.
   法新社在国内外都很有名气。
5. Electronic computers have gradually become the potent and indispensable agency in our modern civilization.
   电子计算机已逐渐成为我们现代文明所不可缺少的强大力量。

1. Those goods are sold in Europe through the agency of that company.
   那些货物在欧洲都由那家公司的经销处经营。
2. Rocks are worn smooth through the agency of water.
   岩石由于水的作用而被磨光。
3. Jack got a good position in a business firm through the agency of friends.
   由于朋友们的努力,杰克在一家商业公司谋得了一个很好的职务。

• There may be human agency behind that power.

  出自：N. Shute

就业和工作

B：I’ve been thinking about doing some temp work.
我一直想做一些短期工。

A：Thisagency had lots of (work/ assignments/ infomp3ation*) for me.
这家中介公司有很多（工作/任务/信息）提供给我。

1. agency的基本意思是“经销处,代理行”,也可指政府或国际机构中的“部,处”。
2. agency也可作“动力,力量,作用”解,常用作单数名词。agency后可接of短语作其定语。

agency, action, function

这组词均可表示“作用”,其区别是：

1.action和agency指一物〔事〕对另一物〔事〕的作用; 而function指物体自身的作用。

2.action常从结果的角度着眼,而agency常从原因的角度着眼。

3.action和function是可数名词; 而agency是不可数名词,常用于短语by〔through〕 the agency of。

4.action是一般用词; agency和function是正式用词。

• ☆ 17世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自中世纪拉丁语的agentia；最初源自拉丁语的agentem，意为为别人经营生意的地方。