Think of the person a country sends abroad to speak for it: everything they say carries weight, so they choose every word with care. The word points both at that job and at that way of speaking.
From the word’s history
From French diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma — the official document that authorised someone to act on a state's behalf.
來自法文 diplomatique，源頭是拉丁文 diploma：授權某人代表國家出面的官方文件。所以這個字骨子裡就是「帶著代表身分的」——因為代表身分，講話才必須謹慎，後來那份謹慎本身也變成這個字的意思。
Wiktionary (diplomatic / diploma)
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原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
diplomaticadj/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
- 1
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
- She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
- Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.
- 2
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
- Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
- 3
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
- 4
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
diplomaticnoun/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
- 1
The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
- In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts.
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