1620s, from French émissaire (17c.) or directly from Latin emissarius "a scout, a spy," literally "that is sent out," from emissus, past participle of emittere "send forth" (see emit).
雙語例句
1. He had been engaged in emissary activity before he was discovered.
在被發(fā)現(xiàn)以前他一直從事間諜活動(dòng).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?
科隆博是教皇保羅的特使嗎？是他在委員會(huì)內(nèi)部設(shè)下的臥底嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
3. Mr. Miller was sent as an emissary for the peace talks.
米勒先生被作為特使派遣去參加和平談判。
來自辭典例句
4. Yet another Italian emissary, General Zanossi, appeared on August 26 in Lisbon.
還有一名意大利特使, 扎努西將軍,于8月26日出現(xiàn)在里斯本.
來自辭典例句
5. He had never sought the role of a minor presidential emissary.