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单词 persona grata
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persona grata

[ per-soh-nah -grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh -grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh ]
/ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ; English pərˈsoʊ nə ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt ə /
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noun, plural per·so·nae gra·tae [per-soh-nahy -grah-tahy; English per-soh-nee -grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee]. /pɛrˈsoʊ naɪ ˈgrɑ taɪ; English pərˈsoʊ ni ˈgrɑ ti, ˈgreɪ-, ˈgræt i/. Latin.

an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
Compare persona non grata.
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Example sentences from the Web for persona grata

  • Though we have "Gretan," to weep, it also means to salute or bid farewell, from the Danish "grata."

    The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington
  • Egregia tua fides re cognita, grata mihi, in magnis meis periculis fiduciam commendationi meae tribuit.

    De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino|Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)
  • I scarce know any Adage more gratefull, than Grata brevitas.

    The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America|Theodore de la Guard

British Dictionary definitions for persona grata

persona grata
/ Latin (pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə) /

noun plural personae gratae (pɜːˈsəʊniː ˈɡrɑːtiː)

an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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