Consular is how we talk about that government official sent to live in a foreign city to help people from their own country — not usually by naming the person, but by naming the work, the office, and the people around them.

Consular consular這個詞is how we talk about講的是that government official sent to live in a foreign city to help people from their own country那位派駐外國城市、協助本國人民的政府官員not usually by naming the person但通常不是直接稱呼那個人but by naming the work, the office, and the people around them而是稱呼那份工作、那個辦公室，還有周圍的人

So consular services are the help that office gives (a new passport, papers, an emergency); a consular officer is someone doing that work; the consular section is the part of an embassy that handles citizen problems.

So consular services所以consular servicesare the help that office gives是那個辦公室提供的協助(a new passport, papers, an emergency)(換發新護照、辦文件、緊急狀況)a consular officer而consular officeris someone doing that work是做這份工作的人the consular section consular sectionis the part of an embassy是大使館裡負責that handles citizen problems處理公民問題的部門

English speakers almost always use it this way, as an adjective in front of another noun.

English speakers英語人士almost always use it this way幾乎都是這樣用它as an adjective in front of another noun當作放在名詞前面的形容詞

A few older texts use “a consular” to mean the official themselves, but that sounds dated; people say consul. If you see the word standing alone in modern English, it is usually describing the work, not naming the person.

A few older texts一些較舊的文本use "a consular"用『a consular』to mean the official themselves指官員本人but that sounds dated但這聽起來很過時people say consul人們會說consulIf you see the word standing alone in modern English如果你在現代英文裡看到這個詞單獨出現it is usually describing the work它通常是在描述那份工作not naming the person而不是指那個人