学个词Learn a Word 第1569-envoy

  今天我们要学的词是 envoy¹. Envoy 是特使的意思。Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned as international peace envoy for Syria. 前联合国秘书长安南辞去了叙利亚国际和平特使的职务。A UN human rights envoy visited Myanmar to investigate ethnic² clashes in June. 一位联合国人权特使前往缅甸，调查那里六月份发生的族群冲突。A UN envoy for Somalia strongly condemned³ the killing⁴ of a prominent Somali comedian⁵ and media worker. 联合国的索马里特使对索马里一位著名喜剧艺术家和媒体工作者被害一事提出强烈遣责。好的，今天我们学习的词是 envoy, envoy, envoy...

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

3 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。