en·voy
noun/ˈenvɔɪ/
/ˈenvɔɪ/
- a person who represents a government or an organization and is sent as a representative to talk to other governments and organizations
使者；使节；（谈判等的）代表 - The President has suggested sending a US peace envoy to the Middle East.
总统建议向中东派遣美国和平特使。
Extra Examples- He served as envoy to the French government.
他是派往法国政府的外交使节。 - The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.
政府尚未向这一地区派过外交使节。 - a special envoy from the American president
美国总统特派使节 - A UN peace envoy is to be sent to the region as the warring parties hold ceasefire talks.
交战各方举行停火谈判时，一名联合国和平大使将被派往该地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- special
- senior
- …
- be
- serve as
- appoint (somebody as)
- …
- envoy from
- envoy to
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French envoyé, past participle of envoyer ‘send’, from en voie ‘on the way’, based on Latin via ‘way’. - The President has suggested sending a US peace envoy to the Middle East.