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An emissary is someone sent by a government, a leader, or an organisation to carry an official message or to do official work in someone else’s place. They speak for the . The word is formal; in the news you hear it for talks, peace visits, and quiet bargaining. Though actually, the Latin behind it could mean a scout or even a spy, so an emissary is not always a friendly, open messenger — they may be sent to look, to test, or to deal. It is heavier than “messenger” and more official than “”. It is not a missionary, who is sent to teach a religion.
特使、使者
組成From Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”), someone sent out.
同家族的字
- emitboth from Latin ēmittere, “to send out”
原始詞典資料4 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。
emissarynoun/ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/
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An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
- The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.
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An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
- Near-synonym: missionary
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anatomymedicinesciencesA venous channel in the skull.
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An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.
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。