legation

• n. 公使館；使者的派遣

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。

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).

1. We were still at the legation at Eaton Place.

我們當(dāng)時還在伊頓廣場的公使館。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Our legation was upgraded to an embassy.

我們的公使館升級為大使館.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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,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)