emissary
英 ['em?s(?)r?]
美['?m?s?ri]
- n. 使者；間諜；密使
- adj. 間諜的；密使的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?emissaries;
中文詞源
emissary 特使
e-, 向外。-miss, 派遣，發(fā)送，見mission.
英文詞源
- emissary (n.)
- 1620s, from French émissaire (17c.) or directly from Latin emissarius "a scout, a spy," literally "that is sent out," from emissus, past participle of emittere "send forth" (see emit).
雙語例句
- 1. He had been engaged in emissary activity before he was discovered.
- 在被發(fā)現(xiàn)以前他一直從事間諜活動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?
- 科隆博是教皇保羅的特使嗎？是他在委員會內(nèi)部設(shè)下的臥底嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr. Miller was sent as an emissary for the peace talks.
- 米勒先生被作為特使派遣去參加和平談判。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Yet another Italian emissary, General Zanossi, appeared on August 26 in Lisbon.
- 還有一名意大利特使, 扎努西將軍,于8月26日出現(xiàn)在里斯本.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He had never sought the role of a minor presidential emissary.
- 他從來也沒有去追求過出任無足輕重的總統(tǒng)密使的角色.
來自辭典例句