| 单词 | envoy |
| 释义 | envoy (once / 603 pages) 1n 2n An envoy is someone sent out as a messenger to represent another person or group, such as a country or business. The saying "Don't kill the messenger" could easily be "Don't kill the envoy," because an envoy is a messenger. The U.S. government has many envoys, as do other countries and many organizations and businesses. In government, an envoy has much less power than an ambassador. The word envoy is also used to describe a brief postscript in poetry or prose that explains or ties up the previous piece before “sending it to readers,” so that’s messenger-like too. WORD FAMILYenvoy: envoys USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council, which allowed a censure of Israeli settlements to pass for the first time in 36 years, according to U.S. envoy to the U.N. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) Sunday is a regular work day in Israel, but most embassies are closed, and calling in envoys on Christmas Day is highly unusual. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) The young Turkish policeman who shot the envoy railed about Russia’s backing of the regime in Syria’s war and the “atrocity” in Aleppo. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1n a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador Syn|Hyper envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary diplomat, diplomatist an official engaged in international negotiations 2n someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper emissary legate, official emissary a member of a legation representative a person who represents others n a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry Syn|Hyper envoi stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
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