high commission原来是大使馆

[三七二一]

今天才知道，high commission是大使馆。
英联邦国家之间的大使馆都叫high commission， 不是embassy。
我之前在渥太华看到New Zealand High Commission，还曾误以为是新西兰同乡会或者什么民间商会。

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noun: high commission; plural noun: high commissions

1. an embassy of one British Commonwealth country in another.

 

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A British High Commission is a British diplomatic mission, equivalent to an embassy, found in countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their general purpose is to provide diplomatic relationships as well as travel information, passports, dual-citizenship information, and other services between Commonwealth states.

Where some Commonwealth countries are not represented in another Commonwealth country, the British High Commission can assist such Commonwealth countries' citizens in some cases.

Some countries that were outside the Commonwealth, but have now returned to their membership of the Commonwealth, have replaced their embassies and ambassadors with High Commissions and High Commissioners.