the official residence or offices of an ambassador 大使馆,大使官邸(或办事处) the Chilean embassy in Moscow. 智利驻莫斯科大使馆。
(chiefly historical)a deputation or mission sent by one ruler or state to another (主史)(外交)特别使团
语源
late 16th cent. (originally also as ambassy denoting the position of ambassador): from Old French ambasse, based on Latin ambactus 'servant'. Compare with ambassador