a person who represents a government or an organization and is sent as a representative to talk to other governments and organizations synonym emissary使者;使节;(谈判等的)代表 The President has suggested sending a US peace envoy to the Middle East. 总统建议向中东派遣一名美国和平特使。
Extra ExamplesHe served as envoy to the French government. 他是派往法国政府的外交使节。 The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area. 政府尚未向这一地区派过外交使节。 a special envoy from the American president 美国总统特派使节 A UN peace envoy is to be sent to the region as the warring parties hold ceasefire talks. 交战各方举行停火谈判时,一名联合国和平大使将被派往该地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- special
- senior
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- be
- serve as
- appoint (somebody as)
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- envoy from
- envoy to
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French envoyé, past participle of envoyer ‘send’, from en voie ‘on the way’, based on Latin via ‘way’.