Consul



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 领事
• ［英］ n. 领事 ( official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city)
• ［例］ the British Consul in Marseilles

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; perhaps akin to Latin consulere to consult
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic
  • b. one of three chief magistrates of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
• 2. an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
• ? consular adjective
• ? consulship noun

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