Word · Frequency #19424
emissaries
使者；特使
emissaries is the plural of emissary.
A person sent on a mission to represent someone else's interests.
- 1.
An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
受派执行使命、代表他人利益的人
- 2.
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
受派代表他人利益执行任务的人
- 3.
A venous channel in the skull.
颅骨中的导静脉
- 4.
An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.
湖泊泄水的暗渠
颅骨导静脉；地下泄水道；受派执行使命、代表他人利益的人；受派代表他人利益执行任务的人；颅骨中的导静脉
In use
The king sent an emissary to negotiate a peace treaty with the neighboring kingdom.
The company's emissary met with local officials to discuss the new factory project.
She acted as an emissary for the charity, delivering supplies to the remote village.
send an emissary to sb/sth
The king sent an emissary to negotiate peace.
国王派遣了一名密使去谈判和平。
act as an emissary for sb/sth
She acted as an emissary for the charity organization.
她担任该慈善组织的密使。
be the emissary of sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- special emissary
- 特使
- The president sent a special emissary to negotiate the ceasefire.总统派遣特使去谈判停火。
- diplomatic emissary
- 外交使节
- A diplomatic emissary was dispatched to the region.一名外交使节被派往该地区。
- royal emissary
- 王室特使
- The royal emissary delivered a message from the king.王室特使转达了国王的口信。
- send an emissary
- 派遣使者
- They decided to send an emissary to the neighboring kingdom.他们决定向邻国派遣使者。
- peace emissary
- 和平使者
- He served as a peace emissary during the talks.他在会谈中担任和平使者。
- personal emissary
Learner notes
Memory Tip
e(向外)+miss(送)+ary(人)：被派出去送信或办事的人，即代表他人的使者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：diplomacy、political news、historical writing emissary 表示“使者、特使”时属于较正式的用词，多用于外交、政治或新闻报道中；日常口语较少使用，更常说 envoy 或 representative。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用搭配为 send an emissary。
Pronunciation & Spelling
necessary 和 adversary 与 emissary 押韵：都含 /ˌsɛri/ 结尾（necessary 拼作 -ssary，adversary 拼作 -sary）。注意拼写相似但发音不同的常见词：accessory 读 /əkˈsɛsəri/（拼作 -sory），salary 读 /ˈsæləri/，secretary 读 /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/，missionary 读 /ˈmɪʃəˌneri/。
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 ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.