legation

legation

英 [lɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [lɪ'geʃən]

n. 公使館；使者的派遣

中文詞源：

legation 公使館

來自legate,教宗使節。後詞義通用化，用於指公使館，使館工作人員。

例句：

1. We were still at the legation at Eaton Place.
我們當時還在伊頓廣場的公使館。

2. Our legation was upgraded to an embassy.
我們的公使館升級為大使館.

3. Inside the British legation a few armed soldiers walked about the gardens.
在英國公使館裡,幾個武裝士兵在花園裡踱來踱去.

4. As we reached the turning which led to the legation there was a traffic block.
我們到達通往公使館的拐角處時,路上已被堵得水泄不通.

5. The embassy was downgraded to a legation.
大使館降為公使館.