ambassador

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/    美 /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/|/æmˈbæs.əˌdɔɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
    — Vergenne'fury reached its height when the priest tried to involve the English ambassador.
  2. An official messenger and representative.
    — The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.
  3. A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
    — As front hall porter, you are an ambassador for the hotel.
  4. A player who is an excellent role-model and who upholds the integrity of the game and thereby contributes to the sport's popularity and growth.

词形变化

ambassadors plural ambassadour alternative,obsolete embassadour alternative,obsolete embassador alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
amb. ambassadonor ambassador animal ambassador-at-large ambassadorial ambassadorless ambassadorship ambassadress ambassadrix ambassadry coambassador glambassador goodwill ambassador
相关词
embassy consul high commissioner

词源

From Middle English ambassadore, from Anglo-Norman ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), derivative of ambaissa (“service, mission, errand”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”), from *h₂m̥bʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).
Displaced native Old English ǣrendraca.
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