An attaché is someone who works in an embassy — a country's office in another country — and looks after one special subject. A military attaché deals with armies and defence; a cultural attaché deals with art, language, and visits; a press attaché talks to newspapers.

An attaché is someone who works in an embassy attaché 是指在大使館工作的人 — a country's office in another country也就是一個國家在別國設的辦事處 — and looks after one special subject並負責某一個特定領域。A military attaché deals with armies and defence武官負責軍隊和國防事務; a cultural attaché deals with art, language, and visits文化參贊負責藝術、語言和參訪活動; a press attaché talks to newspapers新聞參贊負責跟媒體聯繫。

They are not the ambassador, the person in charge; they are “attached” to that office to do one job.

They are not the ambassador他們不是大使, the person in charge也就是那個負責整體事務的人; they are "attached" to that office to do one job他們是被「附屬」在那個辦事處裡負責一項工作。

The word still feels French and a little official. You meet it in the news, not in the school corridor. It is said a-ta-SHAY, not like attach.

The word still feels French and a little official這個字聽起來仍帶點法文味，也有點正式。You meet it in the news你會在新聞裡看到這個字, not in the school corridor而不是在學校走廊裡。It is said a-ta-SHAY它的唸法是 a-ta-SHAY, not like attach不是唸得像 attach 那樣。

Though actually, English also pinched the same spelling for a thin hard briefcase (an attaché case), but that is a bag, not a person, and younger people usually just say briefcase. Some writers drop the accent and write attache; the sound stays the same.

Though actually不過其實, English also pinched the same spelling for a thin hard briefcase英文也借用了同樣的拼法來指一種薄而硬的公事包（an attaché case）, but that is a bag, not a person不過那是個包包，不是人, and younger people usually just say briefcase年輕人通常就直接說 briefcase。Some writers drop the accent and write attache有些人寫的時候會省略重音符號，寫成 attache; the sound stays the same唸法還是一樣。