A title of respect used for people in very high office — ambassadors, some presidents and governors, senior figures in the Catholic church. You almost never see it alone; it comes wrapped in a possessive.

A title of respect一種敬稱 used for people in very high office用來稱呼位居高位的人 ambassadors, some presidents and governors, senior figures in the Catholic church像是大使、部分總統和州長、天主教會的高階人士 You almost never see it alone你幾乎不會單獨看到這個字 it comes wrapped in a possessive它總是包在所有格裡面使用

Speaking TO the person: Your Excellency ("Thank you, Your Excellency"). Speaking ABOUT them: His Excellency or Her Excellency, usually before the name — His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan. For more than one, the plural is Excellencies, and "Your Excellencies" is how you open a speech to a room of them.

Speaking TO the person對著本人說話時 Your Excellency用Your Excellency（閣下） ("Thank you, Your Excellency")（「謝謝您，閣下」） Speaking ABOUT them談論到對方時 His Excellency or Her Excellency用His Excellency或Her Excellency usually before the name通常放在名字前面 His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan例如His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan（日本大使閣下） For more than one如果不只一位 the plural is Excellencies複數是Excellencies and "Your Excellencies"而Your Excellencies is how you open a speech to a room of them就是對著一屋子這樣的人開場致詞的說法

Capital E, always. This lives in a narrow world: diplomacy, formal invitations, state ceremonies, and the letters that go with them.

Capital E大寫E always永遠都是 This lives in a narrow world這個字活在一個很窄的世界裡 diplomacy, formal invitations, state ceremonies, and the letters that go with them外交、正式邀請函、國家慶典，以及相關的書信往來

If you ever meet it outside that world, it is being used as a joke about someone acting too important. Ordinary heads of government are usually not addressed this way — a British prime minister is not Your Excellency.

If you ever meet it outside that world如果你在那個世界之外遇到這個字 it is being used as a joke那通常是被拿來開玩笑 about someone acting too important說某人擺架子、自以為很重要 Ordinary heads of government一般的政府首長 are usually not addressed this way通常不會被這樣稱呼 a British prime minister is not Your Excellency英國首相就不是Your Excellency