In SGML lingo, an entity is an abstract representation of a resource or a file in a document.

在SGML的方言中，实体是资源或者文档文件的抽象表示。

youdao

An abstract representation, on the other hand, might refer to the corn plant as a source of energy or as a fast growing plant.

而另一方面，一种抽象的表征，可能指玉米作物作为能源原料或一个快速生长的植物。

youdao

The business process model is an abstract representation of the key activities and decision points that constitute the process.

业务流程模型是构成该流程的关键活动和决策点的抽象表示。

youdao

In each of the examples above, we witness the compelling effect of data transformed from an abstract state to a physical representation on a map, instantly bringing it to life.

FORBES: Why Animated Data Maps Work So Well

Yet despite what seems to be an innate preference for more or less literal representation of the visible world, the abstract idea remains to this day both seductive and perennially relevant.

WSJ: The Seductive Lure of Abstraction | Sightings by Terry Teachout

Pollock's use of disguised and obscured representation, although later difficult to detect, persisted into his abstract masterpieces of the late '40s and early '50s.

WSJ: Men of Fire | Hood Museum | Becoming Jackson Pollock | By Lee Rosenbaum