legation
legation 英 [lɪˈgeɪʃn] 美 [lɪˈɡeʃən]
n. 公使馆;使者的派遣
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- n. 公使馆;使者的派遣
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1. The embassy was downgraded to a legation.
大使馆降为公使馆。
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2. The legation Quarter used to be on Chang An Road; now Chang An Road is lined with malls enclosing the Forbidden City.
使馆区原来是在长安街上的,现在的长安街上满是大厦,把紫禁城都围了起来。
- legation (n.) c. 1400, "mission of a deputy or envoy," from Old French legation "embassy, mission" and directly from Latin legationem (nominative legatio) "the office of an ambassador," noun of action from past participle stem of legare "send as a deputy" (see legate). From c. 1600 as "body of deputies sent, representatives," 1832 as "official residence of a diplomat."
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