| 单词 | embassy |
| 释义 | embassy /em"beuh see/, n. , pl. embassies. 1. a body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, esp. an ambassador and his or her staff. 2. the official headquarters of an ambassador. 3. the function or office of an ambassador. 4. a mission headed by an ambassador. [1570-80; var. of ambassy < MF ambassee, OF ambasce, ambaxee << OPr ambaissada, deriv. of embayssar to send a delegate < ML ambasciare, deriv. of ambascia service, office, deriv., by a Gmc intermediary (cf. Goth andbahti, OHG ambahti) of Gallo-L ambactus retainer, servant ( < Gaulish, equiv. to amb- around, AMBI- + -act- verbal adj. of *ag- drive, lead; cf. ACT, Welsh amaeth husbandman); cf. AMBASSADOR] |
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