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

• The panel shall determine the terms of reference of the Technical Committee for the particular dispute and set a time period for receipt of the report of the Technical Committee.
  专家组应确定技术委员会对特定争端的职权范围，并设定接受技术委员会报告的时间。
• The work of the Task Forces and Working Groups are guided by terms of reference and budgeted work plans, approved by the Alliance Board.
  每个专题组和工作组都有明确的工作任务和职责范围，以及工作计划和预算，由联盟理事会批准。
• 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。
• The actual evaluation, however, will be for every individual, whatever the terms of reference of his performance.
  然而，无论他履行或提及到何种术语，真正的价值会根据每一个个人而定。
• 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。
• He should take the principles he enunciated on borders and security and convert them into terms of reference for a new negotiation.
  他应该坚持自己在巴以边界划分和安全问题上阐述的原则，并将它们转化为新一轮谈判的讨论事项。
• 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。
• 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。
• My terms of reference are simply to keep track of my own product.
  我的权限仅仅是弄清楚我自己产品的进展情况。
• 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。