資料來源 : pyDict

外交使節,特使

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Envoy \En"voy\, n. [F. envoy['e] envoy, fr. envoyer to send;
   pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy
   (in sense 2). See {Voyage}, and cf. {Invoice}.]
   1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger;
      esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to
      negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a
      foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to
      a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an
      ambassador.

   2. [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.] An explanatory or
      commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also
      in the French from, l'envoi.

            The envoy of a ballad is the ``sending'' of it
            forth.                                --Skeat.

資料來源 : WordNet®

envoy
     n 1: a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: {envoy
          extraordinary}, {minister plenipotentiary}]
     2: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of
        someone else [syn: {emissary}]
     3: a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: {envoi}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Envoy
     
        {Motorola}'s integrated personal wireless communicator.  Envoy
        is a {personal digital assistant} which incorporates two-way
        wireless and wireline communication.  It was announced on 7
        March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994.  It runs
        {Genral Magic}'s {Magic Cap} {operating system} and
        Telescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's {Dragon}
        chip set.  This includes the highly integrated {Motorola
        68349} processor and a special purpose {application specific
        integrated circuit} (ASIC) referred to as Astro.  This chip
        set was designed specifically for {Magic Cap} and
        {Telescript}.
     
        A user can write on the Envoy communicator with the
        accompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or move
        objects on its screen.  An on-screen keyboard can be used to
        input information, draw or write personal notations, or send
        handwritten messages and faxes.
     
        Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, {PC} or
        fax; broadcast a message to a group, with each member of that
        group receiving the message in their preferred format; gather
        information based on your requirements; schedule a meeting and
        automatically invite attendees; screen, route and organise
        messages; send a business card to another Envoy across a
        conference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricing
        information for US airline flights, then order tickets via fax
        or {electronic mail}; keep track of contacts through an
        address book; receive daily news summaries and stock
        information; capture, organize and review business and
        personal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyze
        information in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with {Lotus
        1-2-3} and {Excel}; shop in an electronic mall.
     
        {(http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/)}.
     
        [Was it released in Q3 '94?]
     
        (1995-01-18)