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

• 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。
• We are now finalising our initial proposals for an Urban Renewal Strategy and drawing up the suggested terms of reference, powers and operational guidelines for the new Authority.
  市区重建策略的初步建议已接近完成，我们现正就建议中的市区重建局制定职权范围、权限和运作指引。
• Those seed strains will then be shared with pharmaceutical companies to develop vaccine, and that mechanism will be outlined in the terms of reference of the WHO Collaborating Centres.
  然后，将与制药公司共享这些病毒种株以研制疫苗，并且将在世卫组织合作中心职权范围中概述这一机制。
• Parliament should also be empowered to approve the appointment of the chair, members and terms of reference of any committee of inquiry set up by the prime minister.
  议会还应有权批准由英国首相设立的任何调查委员会的主席、成员和受权调查范围的任命。
• On the debt management component, the Bank provided technical assistance in the development of terms of reference for a battery of consultants charged with reviewing organization and processes.
  世行向债务管理子项目提供了技术援助，用于为负责审查机构安排和流程的咨询专家编制工作大纲。
• Terms of Reference of the International Nickel Study Group
  国际镍研究组职权范围
• 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。
• 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？
• In the present case, the main claim and the counterclaim, in accordance with the terms of reference, have been examined together so as to be the subject of a single award, and there is no reason to separate them.
  在本案中，按规定说明，主诉和反诉已经进行共同审理，成为一次性裁决事项，故没有理由在将它们分割开。
• Each committee acts within agreed terms of reference.
  各委员会均按已同意的职权范围行事。