emissary

• n. 使者；間諜；密使
• adj. 間諜的；密使的

e-, 向外。-miss, 派遣，發送，見mission.

emissary (n.)

1620s, from French émissaire (17c.) or directly from Latin emissarius "a scout, a spy," literally "that is sent out," from emissus, past participle of emittere "send forth" (see emit).

1. He had been engaged in emissary activity before he was discovered.

在被發現以前他一直從事間諜活動.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?

科隆博是教皇保羅的特使嗎？是他在委員會內部設下的臥底嗎？

來自柯林斯例句

3. Mr. Miller was sent as an emissary for the peace talks.

米勒先生被作為特使派遣去參加和平談判。

來自辭典例句

4. Yet another Italian emissary, General Zanossi, appeared on August 26 in Lisbon.

還有一名意大利特使, 紮努西將軍,於8月26日出現在裏斯本.

來自辭典例句

5. He had never sought the role of a minor presidential emissary.

他從來也沒有去追求過出任無足輕重的總統密使的角色.

來自辭典例句