plenipotentiary

n. 全权大使, 全权代表 a. 有全权的, 全权代表的

发音

UK /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/
UK /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/
US /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/
US /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/

词形变化

plenipotentiaries 复数 plenipotentiaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter.

    1937, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and Others', Overlook, Woodstock: 2002, p 232. Meeting him in the street and ignoring the foul bowler hat he wore on his walks abroad, you would have put him down as a Bishop in mufti or, at the least, a plenipotentiary at one of the better courts.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Invested with full power.

    全权代表

    全权大使

    Near-synonyms: omnicompetent; omnipotent, almighty, all-powerful

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to a plenipotentiary agent

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

diplomat diplomatist

词源

From Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), Late Latin plēnipotēns, from plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

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