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emissary
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emissaries
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- emissary
['ɛmə.sɛrɪ]
['emɪsərɪ]
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noun
使者;尤指密使;间谍
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adjective
密使的;间谍的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- emissary
['εmɪsərɪ]
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n
an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state
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n
(as modifier)
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an emissary delegation
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n
an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy
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4.
adj
(of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
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adj
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin emissarius emissary, spy, from emittere to send out; see emit
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