emissary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialsemissaryem‧is‧sa‧ry /ˈeməsəri $ -seri/ noun (plural emissaries) [countable] PGOsomeone who is sent with an official message or to do official work SYN envoy Japan is sending two emissaries to Washington to discuss trade issues.Examples from the Corpusemissary• An emissary would be permitted to leave Berwick to apprise the so-called Regent of this arrangement.• She was convinced that sailors and tourists she saw were his emissaries, sent to proclaim his love for her.• After the emissaries had gone, he sat thinking for a long time.• The emissary of the Barbeques had tailed Mitchell as far as the top of the beach and hesitated to come closer.• Valery Tikhinya, 56, was one such unlikely emissary.Origin emissary (1600-1700) Latin emissarius, from emittere; → EMIT

单词	emissary
释义	emissary From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialsemissaryem‧is‧sa‧ry /ˈeməsəri $ -seri/ noun (plural emissaries) [countable] PGOsomeone who is sent with an official message or to do official work SYN envoy Japan is sending two emissaries to Washington to discuss trade issues.Examples from the Corpusemissary• An emissary would be permitted to leave Berwick to apprise the so-called Regent of this arrangement.• She was convinced that sailors and tourists she saw were his emissaries, sent to proclaim his love for her.• After the emissaries had gone, he sat thinking for a long time.• The emissary of the Barbeques had tailed Mitchell as far as the top of the beach and hesitated to come closer.• Valery Tikhinya, 56, was one such unlikely emissary.Origin emissary (1600-1700) Latin emissarius, from emittere; → EMIT
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