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attaché

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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at·taché /əˈtæʃeɪ $ ˌætəˈʃeɪ/ noun [countable]  PGOsomeone who works in an embassy and deals with a particular subject 〔大使馆的〕参赞,专员 a cultural attaché 文化参赞
Examples from the Corpus
attachéa military attachéCollins laid the attaché case on the low table, consulted the slip of paper and tumbled the rollers.Other detectives were going through every item in the attaché case and overnight bag.Study the attaché case and its contents.The civilian went up the ladder and retrieved the attaché case.The man you shot is the police attaché at the Legation.Then I was attached to the Foreign Office in various postings as a defence attaché.Well, he said, I found this attaché case, see.
Origin attaché (1800-1900) French past participle of attacher, from Old French atachier; → ATTACH
at·taché nounChineseSyllable
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attaché
attaché /əˈtæʃeɪ $ ˌætəˈʃeɪ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: past participle of attacher, from Old French atachier; attach
someone who works in an embassy and deals with a particular subject:
    a cultural attaché


at·tachéBrE /əˈtæʃeɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌætəˈʃeɪ/ 🔊 nouna person who works at an embassy, usually with a special responsibility for a particular area of activity (使馆的)专员,随员a cultural attaché文化专员