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单词 diplomacy
释义 di·plo·ma·cy
\də̇ˈplōməsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French diplomatie, from diplomatique diplomatic, after French aristocratique aristocratic: aristocratie aristocracy
1.
 a. : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations for the attainment of mutually satisfactory terms
  < the technique of direct diplomacy, whereby responsible members of governments deal with each other face to face instead of through ambassadors or other intermediaries — N.F.Busch >
  < secondly, there is the other kind of diplomacy … : the search for agreement between friends on policies and tactics and timing — Lester Pearson >
  — compare diplomatic agent
 b. : the procedures, methods, and forms employed in conducting such negotiations
  < colleges having specific courses in diplomacy >
  < forget that diplomacy is itself a skilled profession — Llewellyn Woodward >
  < resolved to make a career of diplomacy >
 c. : the skillful or successful settlement of differences between peoples
  < diplomacy is the peaceful resolution of disputes between autonomous groups — M.J.Herskovits >
 d. : a statesman's or nation's policies and strategies in conducting foreign relations
  < when the diplomacy of certain aggressive statesmen was employed to isolate a particular enemy so as to facilitate his defeat — C.J.Friedrich >
2. : adroitness or artfulness in securing advantages without arousing hostility : address or tact in conduct of affairs
 < he is a kind man, but simpleminded in the extreme; he has no gift for diplomacy — Elinor Wylie >
3. : the diplomatic corps
 < members of UN diplomacy >
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