proxy for

Chinese meaning
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Example
Trump considers the stock market to be a proxy for the economy, even though many economists disagree.
Source: Axios · 20 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
proxy 源自中古英语 procuracie,来自拉丁 procurare(代为处理)
- proxy(代理人,源自拉丁 procurare「代为管理」)+ for(介词,表「作为……的代表」)
Collocations
- a proxy for X / serve as a proxy / used as a proxy

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