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envoy

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n.外交使节,特使

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envoy


/'envɔɪ; `ɛnvɔɪ/
n
1 messenger or representative, esp one sent to deal with a foreign government 使者; 代表; (尤指)外交官
*the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy 坎特伯雷大主教的使者.
2 diplomatic agent next in rank below an ambassador 公使.

envoy


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: envoyé, past participle of envoyer 'to send']
someone who is sent to another country as an official representative
= emissary
 The United Nations is sending a special envoy to the area.