由于(某人)的作用;在(某人)的推动下
because of the actions of someone
She was freed from prison through the agency of her doctor. 在她的医生的推动下,她被释放出狱。
They believed this had happened through divine agency (= because of the actions of God or a god).
In the movie, he is brought together with an attractive journalist through the agency of his young son.
Banks have made some questionable loans through the agency of loan officers like him.
These days, radical change often comes through the agency of the judiciary.
See also: agency (ACTIONS)
- More examples
- This kind of neurological disorder should make us question our concepts of agency and free will.
- The toddler period is a key transition period for the development of independent functioning and a child's sense of agency.
- The character is a woman who has lost her voice and, with it, her agency.