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

• 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？
• Charging projects worked out beyond terms of reference and charging standards heightened without authorization shall be rectified according to relevant state provisions.
  对越权设立收费项目，擅自提高收费标准的，要按照国家有关规定予以纠正。
• 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。
• They include the terms of reference, export quota allocation and issues relating to export licenses.
  它们包括了授权调查范围，出口配额分配和与出口许可证相关的问题。
• 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。
• This process will be documented in a revised Terms of Reference for the WHO laboratories.
  这一过程将在修订的世卫组织实验室职权范围中予以记录。
• Dr Heymann: The details will be worked out in the terms of reference which will describe exactly what a Collaborating Centre can do with the viruses provided through surveillance.
  Heymann博士：详情将在一份职权范围中拟订，它将准确描述一个合作中心可利用通过监测提供的这些病毒做些什么。
• 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。
• Each committee acts within agreed terms of reference.
  各委员会均按已同意的职权范围行事。
• 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？