...a senior member of a diplomatic mission.是什么意思？

...a senior member of a diplomatic mission.

外交使团的高级成员

senior

adj. （级别、地位等）较高的，资深的，年长的，<美>最高年级的；n. 上级，<美>毕业班学生，较年长者，地位较高的，资历较深的；

例句
A role as senior diplomat would be a good alibi for his absence.
高级外交官的角色将是他缺席的上佳托词。

member

n. 成员，分子，身体部位（尤指胳膊或腿），构件，部件；

例句
He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.
他现在是一位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

diplomatic

adj. 外交上的，外交人员的，有手腕的，策略的；

例句
The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States...
总统玩了一场高明的外交游戏，因为从一开始他就要求和美国直接对话。

mission

n. 代表团，使命，官方使命，布道所；v. 给…交代任务，派遣，把任务交给，向…传教；

例句
More experienced hands in the Mission had given Miss Pickerstaff a wide berth that morning...
那天早上，代表团里的老手对皮克斯塔芙小姐都敬而远之。