| 单词 | envoy |
| 释义 | envoy envoy1 /en"voy, ahn"-/, n. 1. a diplomatic agent. 2. any accredited messenger or representative. 3. Also called envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary. a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador. [1635-45; < F envoyé envoy, n. use of ptp. of envoyer to send < VL *inviare, presumably orig. to be on a journey, v. deriv. of L in via on one's way, en route] Syn. 1, 2. delegate, emissary, deputy. envoy2 /en"voy, ahn"-/, n. a short stanza concluding a poem in certain archaic metrical forms, as a ballade, and serving as a dedication, or a similar postscript to a prose composition. Also, envoi. [1350-1400; ME envoye < OF, deriv. of envoyer to send; see ENVOY1] |
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