Word · Frequency #27356
legates
公使馆成员；使馆人员
legates is the plural of legate.
a member of a legation
- 1.
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
代表教皇的使节,特指执行特殊教会使命的教皇大使
- 2.
An ambassador or messenger.
大使或信使
- 3.
The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
古罗马总督或将军的副手
代表教皇的使节,特指执行特殊教会使命的教皇大使；大使或信使；古罗马总督或将军的副手；罗马教皇使节；特使
In use
The ambassador introduced the new legate to the foreign ministry officials.
Each legate carried documents authorizing the negotiations.
She served as a legate at the embassy for three years.
legate sth to sb
动词legate意为“遗赠、作为遗产让与”，常用于legate sth to sb结构，较正式且多见于法律语境。
She legated her entire estate to her nephew.
她把全部财产遗赠给了侄子。
a legate to [place/organization]
名词legate指“使节、公使馆成员”，常用a legate to表示派往某地或某机构的代表。
He served as a legate to the Vatican.
他担任驻梵蒂冈的使节。
the legate of [person/organization]
也可用the legate of [人/机构]表示某人的使节，注意与legate to [地点/机构]的搭配不同。
Connections
Collocations
- papal legate
- 教皇特使
- The pope sent a papal legate to the council.教皇派了一位特使参加会议。
- send a legate
- 派遣特使
- The king sent a legate to negotiate with the neighboring kingdom.国王派遣了一位特使与邻国谈判。
- legate something to someone
- 把某物遗赠给某人
- She legated her entire library to the university.她把自己的全部藏书遗赠给了那所大学。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“理该特”：使者/使节办事理该特别尽责，记住 legate。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：外交、宗教、历史文献 名词 legate 常用于正式或书面语境，多指教皇使节或外交使团成员；日常口语中很少单独使用，更自然的说法可能是 envoy 或 representative。
Pronunciation & Spelling
legate（/lɪˈɡeɪt/）的重音在最后一个音节 -gate，真正押韵的是 negate（/nɪˈɡeɪt/）。delegate、relegate、castigate 拼写也以 -gate 结尾并读 /ɡeɪt/，但重音在词首，不严格押韵；profligate、surrogate 的 -gate 读 /ɡət/，发音差别较大，注意不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.