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legate

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n.使节

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legate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:legateship

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leg=to appoint(指定;任命),to send(送)

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legate


/'legɪt; `lɛˇɪt/
n ambassador of the Pope to a foreign country 罗马教皇的使节.

legate


n[C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: legat, from Latin legatus, from the past participle of legare 'to send as a representative, leave after your death', from lex; LEGAL]
an important official representative, especially an official representative of the Pope