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Consul Foreign N Appointed Magistrate Ancient Rome Sense

单词 consul
音标 ['kɔnsəl]
解释 n.领事
红宝书 【英】 n. 领事(official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city)
【例】 the British Consul in Marseilles
字源 consul (n.)
late 14c., "magistrate in ancient Rome," from Old French consule and directly from Latin consul "magistrate in ancient Rome," probably originally "one who consults the Senate," from consulere "to deliberate, take counsel" (see consultation).
Modern sense began with use as appellation of various foreign officials and magistrates, "a representative chosen by a community of merchants living in a foreign country; an agent appointed by a government or ruler to represent the interests of its subjects and traders in a foreign place" (c.1600), an extended sense that developed 13c. in the Spanish form of the word.
不择手段背单词 n. 领事(由政府派居外国, 代表政府的商业利益并帮助本国公民的官员)
【记】council(n 理事会; 参议会; 顾问班子)
趣味全助记 【记】consult consul 在国外有了个事去领事咨询

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