statesman

politician, statesman

这两个名词均可表示“政治家”之意。
politician: 指有才能的职业政治家或政坛人物。在美国英语中，多含贬义，特指玩弄阴谋、勾心斗角以谋以私利的政客、政治骗子。
statesman: 与politician相反，常用于褒义，指有远见，为国为民的正派的政治家，既着重才能，又侧重身居要职。

名词 statesman:

1. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
   同义词：solon, national leader

1. He will go down in history as a great statesman.
   他将作为伟大的政治家而载入史册。
2. He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.
   他是知名的画家及政治家。
3. They held a state funeral in honour of the statesman.
   他们为这位政治家举行了国葬。
4. He is the elder statesman par excellence.
   他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家。
5. The statesman is respected by people.
   这位政治家为人们所敬重。