mid-14c., "authority entrusted to someone," from Latin commissionem (nominative commissio) "delegation of business," noun of action from past participle stem of committere (see commit). Meaning "body of persons charged with authority" is from late 15c.
commission (v.)
1660s, from commission (n.). Related: Commissioned; commissioning.
权威例句
1. Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
就在几天前,我完成了一项委托创作任务。
2. This commission would keep environmental scorecards on UN member nations.
该委员会将对联合国的成员国采用环境记录卡制。
3. If the Commission has its way, the entire deal will be scuppered.
如果委员会我行我素的话,整个交易将化为泡影。
4. In his view, the Commission remains a toothless and ineffectual body.
在他看来,委员会仍然是一个没有实权、不起作用的机构。
5. Last November the commission gave its stamp of approval to the deal.