Word · Frequency #19424
emissary
使者;特使
核心释义
A person sent on a mission to represent someone else's interests.
- 1.
受派执行使命、代表他人利益的人
An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
- 2.
受派代表他人利益执行任务的人
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
- 3.
颅骨中的导静脉
A venous channel in the skull.
- 4.
湖泊泄水的暗渠
An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.
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
用法In use
The king sent an emissary to negotiate a peace treaty with the neighboring kingdom.
用法提示:emissary 作名词,表示被派遣执行使命的人,这里指代表国王进行外交谈判的密使。
The company's emissary met with local officials to discuss the new factory project.
用法提示:emissary 指代表公司进行沟通和谈判的使者。
She acted as an emissary for the charity, delivering supplies to the remote village.
用法提示:emissary 指代表组织执行具体任务(如运送物资)的人。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,常用搭配为 send an emissary。
发音与拼写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/。
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