nuncio

英 ['nʌnsɪəʊ; 'nʌnʃɪəʊ] 美['nʌnsɪo]
  • n. 罗马教廷大使
  • n. (Nuncio)人名;(英)农西奥

词态变化


复数: nuncios;

中文词源


nuncio 罗马教廷大使

来自拉丁语nuntius,使者,来自PIE*neu,呼叫,通知,点头默许,词源同announce,enunciate.后用于指罗马教延大使。

英英释意


1. (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status

英文词源


nuncio (n.)
papal envoy, 1520s, from older Italian nuncio (now nunzio), from Latin nuntius "messenger," from PIE root *neu- "to shout" (cognates: Greek neuo "to nod, beckon," Old Irish noid "make known").