legation
英 [l?'ge??(?)n]
美[l?'ge??n]
- n. 公使館；使者的派遣
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?legations;
中文詞源
legation 公使館
來自legate,教宗使節(jié)。后詞義通用化，用于指公使館，使館工作人員。
英文詞源
- legation (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French legation and directly from Latin legationem (nominative legatio) "the office of an ambassador," noun of action from past participle stem of legare (see legate).
雙語例句
- 1. We were still at the legation at Eaton Place.
- 我們當(dāng)時(shí)還在伊頓廣場(chǎng)的公使館。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Our legation was upgraded to an embassy.
- 我們的公使館升級(jí)為大使館.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Inside the British legation a few armed soldiers walked about the gardens.
- 在英國公使館里,幾個(gè)武裝士兵在花園里踱來踱去.
來自辭典例句
- 4. As we reached the turning which led to the legation there was a traffic block.
- 我們到達(dá)通往公使館的拐角處時(shí),路上已被堵得水泄不通.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The embassy was downgraded to a legation.
- 大使館降為公使館.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)