envoy

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n. 外交使节, 特使 [法] 使者, 代表, 使节

发音

US /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
其它
US /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
UK /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/

词形变化

envoys 复数 envoys

别名

env

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.

    法律
  2. 2.

    A representative.

    使者

    special envoy to the United Nations

  3. 3.

    A diplomat.

  4. 4.

    A messenger.

  5. 5.

    Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).

    媒体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

emissary envoi

上位词 4

representative diplomat stanza diplomatist

下位词 1

legate

词源

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

来源：wiktionary