diplomacy

英 [dɪˈpləʊməsi]

美 [dɪˈploʊməsi]

n.  外交; 外交技巧; 外交手腕; (处理人际关系的)手腕，手段，策略

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Collins.2 / BNC.7925 / COCA.5638

牛津词典

noun

• 外交；外交技巧；外交手腕
  the activity of managing relations between different countries; the skill in doing this
  1. international diplomacy
     国际外交
  2. Diplomacy is better than war.
     采取外交手段胜于诉诸战争。
• （处理人际关系的）手腕，手段，策略
  skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them

柯林斯词典

• See also:Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy...The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.shuttle diplomacy
• N-UNCOUNT (处理人际关系等的)手腕，策略，手段
  Diplomacyis the skill of being careful to say or do things which will not offend people.
  1. He stormed off in a fury, and it took all Minnelli's powers of diplomacy to get him to return.
     他愤然离去，米内利使出了浑身解数才把他劝了回来。

英英释义

noun

• subtly skillful handling of a situation
  Synonym:delicacydiscreetnessfinesse
• wisdom in the management of public affairs
  Synonym:statesmanshipstatecraft
• negotiation between nations
  Synonym:diplomatic negotiations

双语例句

• The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy
  瑞典人通过秘密的外交手段来争取他的自由。
• His profession is diplomacy.
  他是职业外交人员。
• These successful diplomatic practices and theories will continue to drive and guide our diplomacy as we go forward.
  这些成功的外交实践和理论，继续是中国外交前进的动力和指南。
• His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
  他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。
• Diplomacy becomes trench warfare.
  外交变成了壕沟战。
• Full marks for honesty, perhaps, but a fail for diplomacy.
  也许其诚实值得称道，但在处理人际关系方面却是个失败。
• Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords
  他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。
• Libra rules diplomacy, fairness, justice, and mediation too.
  天秤座外交规则，公平，公正，和调解了。
• We did it through diplomacy.
  我们通过外交实现了这一点。
• On all such occasions, the king stands in the wings, oiling the wheels of diplomacy.
  在所有这样的场合，国王总是身处幕后确保外交活动的顺利进行。