diplomatic

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dip·lo·mat·ic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk◂/ adjectiveadj

1 PGOREPRESENTrelating to or involving the work of diplomats 外交的，从事外交工作的

Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting began on October 25.

停战的外交努力于10月25日开始。

2 diplomatic relations/ties the arrangement between two countries that each should keep representatives at an embassy in the other’s country 外交关系

establish/break off diplomatic relations

The two countries established diplomatic relations last year.

去年两国建立了外交关系。

Examples from the Corpus

establish/break off diplomatic relations• I seemed to have a separate brain for each limb, but they'd all broken off diplomatic relations.

3 POLITEdealing with people politely and skilfully without upsetting them 讲究手腕的，灵活变通的 SYN tactful

They were always very diplomatic with awkward clients.

他们与难缠的客户打交道一向很有策略。

a diplomatic answer

八面玲珑的回答

—diplomatically /-kli/ adverbadv

Maria handled the situation very diplomatically.

玛丽亚很圆熟地处理了这一情况。

n COLLOCATIONS

nouns

diplomatic activity

The attacks led to intensive international diplomatic activity.

a diplomatic mission

He was sent to France three times on diplomatic missions.

diplomatic sources (=people supplying diplomats with information)

According to diplomatic sources, up to 300 people were killed in the violence.

diplomatic efforts

Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting began on October 15th.

diplomatic pressure

Riots followed and there was diplomatic pressure on the government to assert its authority.

a diplomatic initiative (=plan or process)

Havana launched a diplomatic initiative to establish its own ties with Latin American governments.

diplomatic channels (=diplomatic methods used for achieving something)

The president said that he hoped the situation could be resolved by diplomatic channels.

diplomatic recognition (=acceptance that a government or organization has official authority)

Beijing's diplomatic recognition of South Korea

Examples from the Corpus

diplomatic• A good secretary needs to be efficient, and above all diplomatic.• Robson was trying to be as diplomatic as possible - he didn't want to risk losing a promotion.• Jen tried to be diplomatic as she explained the problem.• Robert's next diplomatic assignment was at the Paris embassy.• Most members of the European diplomatic community have already left the country as war now seems inevitable.• Moreover, this growth of diplomatic contacts was a two-way process.• In Chongqing, Joe sought out contacts who could introduce him to the upper levels of the government and diplomatic corps.• The car was unmarked, there were no military or diplomatic plates, no official driver, no bodyguard.• The governments of Britain and Syria are anxious to re-establish diplomatic relations.• The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security for our Republic.• He joined the diplomatic service and was posted to Ankara.• The mechanism could still be operated satisfactorily by diplomatic services which were small and content to remain so.

Origin diplomatic

(1700-1800) French diplomatique, from Latin diploma; → DIPLOMA