词汇 | emissary |
释义 | emissary noun[ C ] formaluk /ˈem.ɪ.sər.i/ us /ˈem.ɪ.ser.i/ a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part in discussions: 使者;特使;密使 He flew to China as the personal emissary of the President.他以总统的私人特使身份乘飞机前往中国。 Synonym envoy International relations: diplomacy & mediation ambassador ambassadorial appease appeasement attaché diplomatic diplomatic bag diplomatic corps diplomatic immunity diplomatic relations intercede intermediation internationalist interventionism legation mediate plenipotentiary shuttle diplomacy undiplomatic undiplomatically emissary | American Dictionaryemissary noun[ C ] us/ˈem·əˌser·i/ a person sent by one government or political leader to another to deliver messages or to take part in discussions Examples of emissaryemissary The ecclesiastical princes are driven to join in part by self-interest, and in part by the secret papal emissaries. He hand-picks emissaries who cannot be expected to systematize or even articulate his teachings adequately after he is gone. The emissary who alerted his brothers to a threat to their custom deserved two to six years in irons. Proselytizers were ' emissaries of grace ', not workmen of the papal or the royal supremacy (p. 201). The first was a trans-denominational character whereby its emissaries had intense interactions with other churches. Buissart sent an emissary to persuade him, and to arrange for printing. Djonteu, still in the maquis, did not participate in the reconciliation ceremony at feuveuck, but he sent emissaries to attend and give him an account of what had transpired. That would also protect those emissaries of the state who have the grizzly task of reopening cases that have been closed until then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An emissary will then go down to the quiet and peaceful parish in question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our initial understanding has been that if we sent an emissary for discussions this would lead to immediate release. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meantime, emissaries had been sent to try to get the medical officer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that emissaries were sent to try to buy their votes a few weeks ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The guild of elder statesmen has sent its emissaries to trade hostages with hints of concession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They know that we are sending an emissary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Privileges have been granted by custom to the emissaries of those organisations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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