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Excellency

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Ex·cel·len·cy /ˈeksələnsi/ noun  Your/His/Her Excellency PGORRa way of talking to or about people who hold high positions in the state or the church 阁下 His Excellency the Spanish ambassador 西班牙大使阁下
Examples from the Corpus
ExcellencyYour Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, distinguished cabinet ministers and ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen.
Ex·cel·len·cy nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a or of about talking to way


Excellency
Excellency /ˈeksələnsi/ noun
 Word Family: noun: excellence, Excellency; verb: excel; adverb: excellently; adjective: excellent
Your/His/Her Excellency a way of talking to or about people who hold high positions in the state or the church:
    His Excellency the Spanish ambassador


Ex·cel·lencyBrE /ˈeksələnsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeksələnsi/ 🔊 nounHis/Her/Your Excellency (
plural
Ex·cel·lencies
)
a title used when talking to or about sb who has a very important official position, especially an ambassador (对身居要职的人,尤其是大使的尊称)阁下Good evening, your Excellency. 晚上好,阁下。🔊🔊their Excellencies the French and Spanish Ambassadors法国和西班牙大使阁下