legate

FREQ #39325

vt. 当做遗产让与 n. 罗马教皇使节, 特使, 使节, 使者

发音

/ˈlɛɡɪt/
/ləˈɡeɪt/
其它
/ˈlɛɡət/
US
其它 /ˈliːɡeɪt/

词形变化

legates 复数 legate legated legates 三单 legating legating 现在分词 legated 过去式 legated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.

  2. 2.

    An ambassador or messenger.

  3. 3.

    The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.

  4. 1.

    A legacy or bequest.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To leave as a legacy.

    及物
  2. 2.

    past participle of legate

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

envoy emissary

整体词 1

legation

词源

Inherited from Old English legat(e), from Old French legat, from Latin lēgātus, substantivized from the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, send as envoy”).

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