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单词 ambassador
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Definition of ambassador in English:

ambassador

nounamˈbasədəæmˈbæsədər
  • 1An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.

    the French ambassador to Portugal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prior to the amendment, the president had the prerogative to appoint ambassadors or accept foreign envoys.
    • Manning had been the ambassador to Israel and Nato before moving into Downing Street.
    • He had been hoping to be named the new ambassador to Singapore, or perhaps South Korea.
    • It was conducted by a diplomat who had served as an ambassador to three African countries.
    • Aceh's sultans sent ambassadors to Europe, and made treaties with some of these European powers.
    • In 1657, after the death of his two employers, he worked as a secretary to the French ambassador to Holland.
    • The goal was defined by Peter Tufo, the American ambassador to Budapest.
    • Neither letter refers to the resignation of the Eritrean ambassador to Sweden.
    • The group was able to see the UK ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the Attorney General.
    • He also indicated that various foreign ambassadors and high commissioners had expressed similar sentiments.
    • Even more emphatic diplomatic gestures, like the summoning of ambassadors, have so far been ignored.
    • Kuwait boasts the first female Arab-Muslim ambassador to the United Nations.
    • Now he is going to be the ambassador to a newly opened diplomatic station in the Dominican Republic.
    • He was briefly sent as an ambassador to Turkey, and finally ended up working in forestry.
    • Benjamin Franklin was the US ambassador to absolutist France after the American Revolution.
    • His reward for services rendered is to have been nominated as the new British ambassador to the US.
    • The English ambassador to Holland even threatened to embargo any merchants who traded with the new company.
    • The whole point of the ceremony, now more than 500 years old, was to show off to foreign ambassadors, mostly from Europe.
    • The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII.
    • British ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon is not averse to speaking a few words of Irish.
    Synonyms
    envoy, diplomat, ambassador extraordinary, ambassador plenipotentiary, plenipotentiary, consul, attaché, chargé d'affaires, emissary, legate, (papal) nuncio, representative, deputy
    dated ambassadress
    1. 1.1 A representative or promoter of a specified activity.
      he is a good ambassador for the industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The role of the ambassadors was a voluntary one and was basically to boost support in London itself for the Olympics bid.
      • It's important that all of us become very big ambassadors for our own industry.
      • It is five months since the Duke of York visited Thrall as he began his new role as a special ambassador for trade and industry.
      • We have an army of ambassadors and advocates for the hungry of this world.
      • Both teams and sets of supporters can be very proud of their respective ambassadors this year.
      • So what kind of image does the company wish to promote by employing as its brand ambassador a guy famous for such a stunt?
      • This will provide an opportunity for our players not only to be ambassadors of sport but also to promote goodwill and trade.
      • Modern athletes Pat Rafter and Andrew Gaze are ambassadors for their sport and Australia, and yet so humble.
      • I have been approached to be one of the ambassadors for an anti-smoking campaign.
      • He is considered by many as the sportsman supreme and is one of the greatest living ambassadors for Gaelic Sport.
      • Yet it also throws light on our own mission as Christ's followers and ambassadors today.
      • These provide an extremely valuable pool of ambassadors for UK programs and institutions in Taiwan.
      • The first goal is promoting our profession to the public as ambassadors of the environment and community.
      • We have lost the greatest ambassador to motorcycle racing in living memory.
      • He was extremely popular and a wonderful ambassador for the school when representing us in sporting tournaments.
      • We believe you will find our best ambassadors are the boys and girls.
      • Mrs Newsome has decided to send out an ambassador to rescue Chad and bring him home.
      • They were ambassadors from the school to the homes and were supported whole heartedly by the parents.
      • I really believe in the city and I believe I'm going to London as an ambassador for everything it has to offer.
      • Gareth even became an ambassador for Bradford when he supported the city's bid.
      Synonyms
      campaigner
      representative, exponent, promoter, proponent, advocate, champion, supporter, backer, upholder, protagonist
      North American booster

Derivatives

  • ambassadorial

  • adjectiveambasəˈdɔːrɪəlæmˌbæsəˈdɔriəl
    • He then embarked upon a year in Prague, where his mother's ambassadorial connections secured a year-long internship as a trainee diplomat with the European Commission.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His ambassadorial duties in the late 1980s and 1990s included ambassadorships to the Philippines and Mexico.
      • A wooden fence around the ambassadorial residence gives it privacy and a suburban hominess.
      • Mr Zisman came to Bulgaria - his first ambassadorial posting - in October.
      • It is a great honour to learn that I have been given my first ambassadorial appointment.
  • ambassadorship

  • nounamˈbasədəʃɪpæmˈbæsədərˌʃɪp
    • He was rewarded with the ambassadorship to Italy - despite an astounding lack of diplomatic skills.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We need to get our ambassadorship to the UN to help with reform.
      • A candidate for goodwill ambassadorship, her beauty is more than skin deep.
      • This post, in my judgment, will be one of the most consequential ambassadorships in American history.
      • At one stage, I was offered the ambassadorship to Switzerland, but I refused.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus 'servant'.

  • embassy from late 16th century:

    Originally this had the spelling variant ambassy, showing its relationship to Late Middle English ambassador (which is also found spelt embassador), and as well as being an official residence, it denoted the position of ambassador or the sending out of ambassadors. The source is Old French ambasse, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.

 
 

Definition of ambassador in US English:

ambassador

nounamˈbasədəræmˈbæsədər
  • 1An accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.

    the French ambassador to Portugal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was conducted by a diplomat who had served as an ambassador to three African countries.
    • Benjamin Franklin was the US ambassador to absolutist France after the American Revolution.
    • The whole point of the ceremony, now more than 500 years old, was to show off to foreign ambassadors, mostly from Europe.
    • He also indicated that various foreign ambassadors and high commissioners had expressed similar sentiments.
    • The goal was defined by Peter Tufo, the American ambassador to Budapest.
    • Aceh's sultans sent ambassadors to Europe, and made treaties with some of these European powers.
    • The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII.
    • Prior to the amendment, the president had the prerogative to appoint ambassadors or accept foreign envoys.
    • The English ambassador to Holland even threatened to embargo any merchants who traded with the new company.
    • He had been hoping to be named the new ambassador to Singapore, or perhaps South Korea.
    • British ambassador to Ireland Stewart Eldon is not averse to speaking a few words of Irish.
    • Even more emphatic diplomatic gestures, like the summoning of ambassadors, have so far been ignored.
    • Kuwait boasts the first female Arab-Muslim ambassador to the United Nations.
    • Neither letter refers to the resignation of the Eritrean ambassador to Sweden.
    • He was briefly sent as an ambassador to Turkey, and finally ended up working in forestry.
    • His reward for services rendered is to have been nominated as the new British ambassador to the US.
    • The group was able to see the UK ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the Attorney General.
    • In 1657, after the death of his two employers, he worked as a secretary to the French ambassador to Holland.
    • Now he is going to be the ambassador to a newly opened diplomatic station in the Dominican Republic.
    • Manning had been the ambassador to Israel and Nato before moving into Downing Street.
    Synonyms
    envoy, diplomat, ambassador extraordinary, ambassador plenipotentiary, plenipotentiary, consul, attaché, chargé d'affaires, emissary, legate, nuncio, papal nuncio, representative, deputy
    1. 1.1 A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.
      he is a good ambassador for the industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Both teams and sets of supporters can be very proud of their respective ambassadors this year.
      • It's important that all of us become very big ambassadors for our own industry.
      • He is considered by many as the sportsman supreme and is one of the greatest living ambassadors for Gaelic Sport.
      • Mrs Newsome has decided to send out an ambassador to rescue Chad and bring him home.
      • So what kind of image does the company wish to promote by employing as its brand ambassador a guy famous for such a stunt?
      • I have been approached to be one of the ambassadors for an anti-smoking campaign.
      • This will provide an opportunity for our players not only to be ambassadors of sport but also to promote goodwill and trade.
      • The first goal is promoting our profession to the public as ambassadors of the environment and community.
      • Modern athletes Pat Rafter and Andrew Gaze are ambassadors for their sport and Australia, and yet so humble.
      • We have lost the greatest ambassador to motorcycle racing in living memory.
      • These provide an extremely valuable pool of ambassadors for UK programs and institutions in Taiwan.
      • Yet it also throws light on our own mission as Christ's followers and ambassadors today.
      • I really believe in the city and I believe I'm going to London as an ambassador for everything it has to offer.
      • We have an army of ambassadors and advocates for the hungry of this world.
      • He was extremely popular and a wonderful ambassador for the school when representing us in sporting tournaments.
      • The role of the ambassadors was a voluntary one and was basically to boost support in London itself for the Olympics bid.
      • They were ambassadors from the school to the homes and were supported whole heartedly by the parents.
      • We believe you will find our best ambassadors are the boys and girls.
      • It is five months since the Duke of York visited Thrall as he began his new role as a special ambassador for trade and industry.
      • Gareth even became an ambassador for Bradford when he supported the city's bid.
      Synonyms
      campaigner

Origin

Late Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.

 
 
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