| 单词 | attache |
| 释义 | attache (once / 1995 pages) 1n 2n An attaché is a thin briefcase used for carrying papers. It is sometimes called an attaché case. You may notice that in spy movies, an attaché is often swapped out by the bad guy, and then the good guy spends the rest of the movie trying to get it back. Attaché comes from the French attacher, which literally means "attached," and it was first applied to someone working for a diplomat, such as a junior officer. Now an attaché is a technical expert assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission. If you are an expert on the customs of a certain country, you may be asked to be a cultural attaché and advice the ambassador for that country. WORD FAMILYattache: attaches USAGE EXAMPLESHe began his career as an attaché at the Foreign Ministry in Athens. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) In 1989, they moved to New York City, where Mr. Akay worked as the legal attaché for Turkey’s mission at the United Nations in Manhattan. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) An accelerometer about the size of a quarter attaches to a pillow and tracks tosses and turns. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission 2Hypo|Hyper cultural attache an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters military attachean attache who is a specialist in military matters air attachea military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force army attachea military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army naval attachea military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy specialiser, specialist, specializer an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning n a shallow and rectangular briefcase Syn|Hyper attache case briefcase a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books |
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