late 14c., "magistrate in ancient Rome," from Old French consule and directly from Latin consul "magistrate in ancient Rome," probably originally "one who consults the Senate," from consulere "to deliberate, take counsel" (see consultation).
Modern sense began with use as appellation of various foreign officials and magistrates, "a representative chosen by a community of merchants living in a foreign country; an agent appointed by a government or ruler to represent the interests of its subjects and traders in a foreign place" (c. 1600), an extended sense that developed 13c. in the Spanish form of the word.
雙語例句
1. the British consul in Miami
英國駐邁阿密領事
來自《權威詞典》
2. A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.
領事的職責是幫助自己的同胞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The British Consul in Zurich has confirmed that a British man was among the people killed.
英國駐蘇黎世領事證實被害人中有一名英國籍男子。
來自柯林斯例句
4. His work as a consul-tant consisted in advising foreign companies on the siting of new factories.
作為一名顧問，他的工作是為外國公司在新廠選址問題上提供建議。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.