ambassador 词态变化
复数: ambassadors;形容词: ambassadorial;
ambassador 中文词源
ambassador 大使前缀ambi-, 两边，周围。 -ass, 词根ag的过去分词形式。原指古罗马帝国派到各地巡视的官员。
ambassador 英文词源
- ambassador
- ambassador: [14] Appropriately enough, ambassador is a highly cosmopolitan word. It was borrowed back and forth among several European languages before arriving in English. Its ultimate source appears to be the Indo- European root *ag- ‘drive, lead’, whose other numerous offspring include English act and agent. With the addition of the prefix *amb- ‘around’ (as in ambidextrous), this produced in the Celtic languages of Gaul the noun ambactos, which was borrowed by Latin as ambactus ‘vassal’.
The Latin word then found its way into the Germanic languages – Old English had ambeht ‘servant, messenger’, Old High German ambaht (from which modern German gets amt ‘official position’) – from which it was later borrowed back into medieval Latin as ambactia. This seems to have formed the basis of a verb, *ambactiāre ‘go on a mission’ (from which English ultimately gets embassy), from which in turn was derived the noun *ambactiātor.
This became ambasciator in Old Italian, from which Old French borrowed it as ambassadeur. The word had a be wildering array of spellings in Middle English (such as ambaxadour and inbassetour) before finally settling down as ambassador in the 16th century.
=> embassy - ambassador (n.)
- late 14c., also embassador, from Middle French ambassadeur, from Old French embassator, via Provençal or Old Spanish from Latin ambactus "a servant, vassal," from Celtic amb(i)actos "a messenger, servant," from PIE *ambhi- "about" (see ambi-) + *ag- "drive, lead" (see act (v.)). Compare embassy. Forms in am- and em- were used indiscriminately 17c.-18c.
ambassador 英文释义
- 1. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
- 2. an informal representative;
- "an ambassador of good will"
ambassador 双语例句
- 1. The decision will be relayed to Iraq's ambassador at the UN.
- 这个决定将会被传达给伊拉克驻联合国大使。
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- 2. Also among the speakers was the new American ambassador to Moscow.
- 发言者当中还有驻莫斯科的新任美国大使。
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- 3. I've been invited to meet with the American Ambassador.
- 我受邀会见美国大使。
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- 4. This morning the American was formally handed over to the ambassador.
- 今天上午这名美国人被正式移交给了大使。
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- 5. The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
- 显然，英国的反应让这位大使很不安。
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ambassador 实用场景例句
- the British Ambassador to Italy/in Rome
- 英国驻意大利 / 罗马大使
牛津词典
- a former ambassador to the UN
- 前任驻联合国大使
牛津词典
- (figurative)The best ambassadors for the sport are the players.
- 这种运动最好的大使就是运动员。
牛津词典
- ...the German ambassador to Poland.
- 德国驻波兰大使
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- KOBE: I think after Game 2 was it.
- 科比: 我认为在G2时才算结束.
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- His Excellency the Spainish Ambassador is here to see you.
- 西班牙大使阁下来见您.
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- His intimacy with Japan makes him the likely choice as ambassador to that country.
- 他是日本通,很可能被委派为驻日大使.
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- The ambassador did his utmost to prevent the outbreak of hostilities.
- 这位大使竭尽全力防止战事的爆发.
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- The ambassador refused to all interviews.
- 该大使拒绝了所有记者对他的采访.
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- He was accredited ambassador to Lisbon.
- 他奉派出任里斯本大使.
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- He was appointed ambassador to Japan.
- 他奉派为驻日大使.
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- The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the premier.
- 大使亲自向总理转达了总统的问候.
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- The ambassador was presented to the president.
- 大使被引见给总统.
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- The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the king.
- 大使将总统的口信亲自转达给国王.
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- The king received the ambassador in state.
- 国王以隆重仪式接见大使.
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- She has now accepted a posting as ambassador to Scandinavia.
- 她现在已接受任命,担任驻斯堪的纳维亚大使.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Ambassador refused to give any interviews to journalists.
- 大使拒绝会见记者.
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- The ambassador refused to give any interviews to journalists or TV men.
- 该大使拒绝会见任何新闻记者或电视台记者.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is the Chinese ambassador to Japan.
- 他是中国驻日本大使.
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- The recall of the Ambassador was embarrassing for the country.
- 大使被召回使这个国家感到难堪.
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- HE the Australian Ambassador
- 澳大利亚大使阁下
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador.
- 他想向世人表明任何人都能通过学习而成为一名大使。
柯林斯例句
- The Ambassador Hotel is a Los Angeles landmark.
- 国宾大饭店是洛杉矶的地标性建筑之一。
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- I was carrying dispatches from the ambassador.
- 我正拿着大使的急件。
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- I've been invited to meet with the American Ambassador.
- 我受邀会见美国大使。
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- This morning the American was formally handed over to the ambassador.
- 今天上午这名美国人被正式移交给了大使。
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- The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
- 显然，英国的反应让这位大使很不安。
柯林斯例句
- The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.
- 大使指称那份报告具有欺骗性和误导性。
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- Spain has recalled its Ambassador after a row over refugees seeking asylum at the embassy.
- 在对难民到使馆寻求庇护一事产生严重分歧后，西班牙召回了其大使。
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- The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy.
- 大使呼吁美国在政策上作出改变。
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