an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country 大使 the French ambassador to Portugal. 法国驻葡萄牙大使。 ■a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity 代表;使者 he is a good ambassador for the industry. 他是这个行业的杰出代表。
派生 ambassadorial adjective ambassadorship noun 语源
late Middle English : from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus 'servant'