Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6153
diplomat
外交官
A person officially representing a government in relations with other governments or international organizations
- 1.
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
外交官(如大使)
- 2.
an official engaged in international negotiations
从事国际谈判的官员
- 3.
Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people.
圆滑老练的人
- 4.
a person who deals tactfully with others
善于与他人打交道的人
有手腕的人；善于交际的人；外交官(如大使)；从事国际谈判的官员；圆滑老练的人；善于与他人打交道的人
In use
The diplomat spent years negotiating peace between the two countries.
A good diplomat must be patient and tactful.
She was appointed as a diplomat to represent her nation abroad.
a diplomat
She is a diplomat.
她是一名外交官。
a diplomat from [country]
He is a diplomat from France.
他是一位来自法国的外交官。
a diplomat at [place]
He is a diplomat at the United Nations.
他是联合国的一位外交官。
Connections
Collocations
- career diplomat
- 职业外交官
- He spent 30 years as a career diplomat.他当了30年职业外交官。
- skilled diplomat
- 老练的外交官
- A skilled diplomat can defuse tensions with ease.一位老练的外交官能轻易缓和紧张局势。
- foreign diplomat
- 外国外交官
- The foreign diplomat was invited to the state dinner.那位外国外交官应邀出席了国宴。
- former diplomat
- 前外交官
- As a former diplomat, she has extensive contacts abroad.作为前外交官，她在国外有广泛的人脉。
- top diplomat
- 高级外交官
- The top diplomat is negotiating a new trade deal.这位高级外交官正在谈判一项新的贸易协议。
- veteran diplomat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
外交官(diplomat)与文凭(diploma)同源，联想外交官手持文凭。
Context & Register
该词通常用于正式外交场合（外交官），也可用于描述人际交往中圆滑的人，因此注册选择mixed。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为diplomats
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'diplomat' due to different stress placement. 'mat', 'format', and 'automat' share the final 'mat' spelling and sound but are unstressed. 'combat' has a similar ending sound but with a different consonant.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.