單詞
legate
英 ['leg?t]
美
基本信息
- n. 羅馬教皇的使節；使者
- vt. 當做遺產讓與
- n. (Legate)人名；(英)萊蓋特
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?legates;
中文詞源
legate 教宗使節
來自拉丁語legatus,大使，使節，詞源同legate,來自PIE*leg,讀，說，詞源同legible.引申詞義指定，任命。
英文詞源
- legate (n.)
- mid-12c., "authorized representative of the Pope," from Old French legat and directly from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," originally "provided with a commission," past participle of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission, bequeath," from lex (genitive legis) "contract, law" (see legal). General sense of "ambassador, delegate, messenger" is from late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. The priest was appointed the legate by the pope.
- 這位牧師被教皇指定為他的高級使節.
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