diplomacy
英 [d?'pl??m?s?]
美[d?'plom?si]
- n. 外交；外交手腕；交際手段
TEM4TOEFL中低頻詞擴展詞匯
中文詞源
diplomacy 外交，外交手腕
詞源同diplomatist, 外交家，引申詞義外交手腕。
英文詞源
- diplomacy (n.)
- 1796, from French diplomatie, formed from diplomate "diplomat" (on model of aristocratie from aristocrate), from Latin adjective diplomaticos, from diploma (genitive diplomatis) "official document conferring a privilege" (see diploma; for sense evolution, see diplomatic).
It is obvious to any one who has been in charge of the interests of his country abroad that the day secrecy is abolished negotiations of any kind will become impossible. [Jules Cambon, "The Diplomatist" (transl. Christopher Rede Turner), 1931]
雙語例句
- 1. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.
- 今天的安理會決議對于美國外交而言是一次重大的成功。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
- 他的政府對國際外交關系充滿信心。
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- 3. Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.
- 他天生擅長交際：他的祖先曾是封建領主。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy.
- 瑞典人通過秘密的外交手段來爭取他的自由。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britain's contributions to world diplomacy.
- 薩德魯丁王子大力贊揚英國對世界外交作出的貢獻。
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