emissary

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/    美 /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
    — The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.
  2. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.; Such an agent spreading a gospel.
    — Near-synonym: missionary
  3. A venous channel in the skull.
  4. An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.

词形变化

emissaries plural

词汇关系

下位词
interpreter
衍生词
emissarial emissaryship emissary vein
相关词
emission emit missionary

词源

From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”).
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