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").
雙語例句
1. Roman Catholic a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio.
(羅馬天主教的)一位外交代表,他隸屬于位于羅馬教廷使之下的羅馬教皇隊(duì).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Some cover vast cultural distances: the nuncio in Algeria was born in Taiwan.