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

• 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 of the working group will be established through diplomatic channels.
  工作组的职能将通过外交渠道商定。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Their terms of reference and detailed working procedures shall be decided by the panel, and they shall report to the panel.
  其职权范围和具体工作程序应由专家组决定，并应向专家组报告。
• Regarding the terms of reference, it offered to revert with a proposal.
  关于职权范围，它愿意重提一项提案。
• Other competent departments under the State Council shall be responsible for the administration works with relation to anesthetic and psychoactive drugs in their respective terms of reference.
  国务院其他有关主管部门在各自的职责范围内负责与麻醉药品和精神药品有关的管理工作。
• On the debt management component, the Bank provided technical assistance in the development of terms of reference for a battery of consultants charged with reviewing organization and processes.
  世行向债务管理子项目提供了技术援助，用于为负责审查机构安排和流程的咨询专家编制工作大纲。