单词 | foreign |
释义 | foreign['fɒ:rin]a. 外国的, 外交的, 外省的, 外来的, 不相关的【机】 外来的相关词组:be foreign to... foreign for.eign AHD: [fôr“¹n, f¼r“-] D.J. [6f%8r!n, 6fKr-]K.K. [6f%r!n, 6f$r-]adj.Abbr. for.(形容词)缩写 for.1. Located away from one's native country:在国外的:位于本国之外的:on business in a foreign city.在国外的一个城市出差2. Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:外国的,外地的,外来的:(来自)一个不被尊重的地方或国家的或有其特点的 :a foreign custom.外来的风俗3. Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:对外的:牵涉到或卷入其它国家或政府的;非国内的:foreign trade.对外贸易4. Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside:外来的,异质的:处于身体不正常或不合适位置的,尤指由外界导致的:a foreign object in the eye.眼睛中的异物5. Not natural; alien:相异的:违背常规的;不相符的:Jealousy is foreign to her nature.妒忌与她的天性格格不入6. Not germane; irrelevant.无关的;不相干的7. Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.外裁的:裁决权属于另一个政治机构的语源:1. Middle English forein 中古英语 forein 2. from Old French forain 源自 古法语 forain 3. from Late Latin for³nus [on the outside] 源自 后期拉丁语 for³nus [在外面] 4. from Latin for³s [outside] * see dhwer- 源自 拉丁语 for³s [外面] *参见 dhwer- 继承用法:for“eignness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. foreign,alien,exotic,strange2. The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world”: 这些形容词共有的核心意思是“外地或外国的,来自外地或外国的,有外地或外国特点的:” moved to a strange city. See also Synonyms at &b{extrinsic} 搬到一个陌生的城市 参见同义词 extrinsic |
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