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emissary
  • Conjugation : pl  emissaries
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

emissary ['ɛmə.sɛrɪ] ['emɪsərɪ]
  1. 1. noun 使者;尤指密使间谍
  2. 2. adjective 密使的;间谍

Collins English-English Dictionary

emissary ['εmɪsərɪ]
  1. 1. n an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    an emissary delegation
  3. 3. n an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy
  4. 4. adj (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
  5. 5. adj [Etymology] C17: from Latin emissarius emissary, spy, from emittere to send out; see emit

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