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").
双语例句
1. Roman Catholic a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio.
(罗马天主教的)一位外交代表,他隶属于位于罗马教廷使之下的罗马教皇队.
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2. Some cover vast cultural distances: the nuncio in Algeria was born in Taiwan.