legate

英 ['leg?t] 美
  • n. 羅馬教皇的使節(jié)；使者
  • vt. 當(dāng)做遺產(chǎn)讓與
  • n. (Legate)人名；(英)萊蓋特
暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?legates;

中文詞源

legate 教宗使節(jié)

來自拉丁語legatus,大使，使節(jié)，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(jié).

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