國與國之間的官方管道
這一族直接就是核心畫面本身：事情不是私人談的，是透過代表國家的官方管道走的。
in diplomatic terms · r · C2
In a way that relates to, or is done through, the official work of people who speak for their country in another country.
在外交上
核心畫面
One way to picture it: a person sent to speak for their country in someone else's country. Everything they do is done with care, because one word can break something between two nations. That careful, country-to-country way of handling things is what the word points at.
一個被派到別的國家、代表自己國家說話的人。他站在兩國之間，講的每一句話都不只是他自己的話——說錯一句，兩邊的關係就可…更多收起
一個被派到別的國家、代表自己國家說話的人。他站在兩國之間，講的每一句話都不只是他自己的話——說錯一句，兩邊的關係就可能出事。所以他必須把話收好、把姿態擺好，用一種留餘地的方式處理事情。diplomatically 的畫面就從這裡出發：先是「以外交那一套方式」，後來也可以指任何人講話講得像外交官一樣圓熟。Two branches
像外交官一樣把話講得不傷人
從核心畫面的「代表國家、不能說錯話」延伸出來：外交官那種小心、留餘地的說話功夫太有代表性，久了這個詞就脫離了國家層級，變成在形容任何人講話夠不夠圓融。
tactfully · r · C2
In a careful, skilful way of speaking or acting, so other people do not feel hurt or angry.
圓融地
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
diplomaticallyadv/ˌdɪ.pləˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/
- 1
In a diplomatic manner.
- He dealt with the problem very diplomatically
- Frito smiled diplomatically, but was suddenly stricken by a severe stomachache.
- 2
From the perspective of diplomacy
- Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。