foreign

◎ 单词释义

adj.外来的；外国的；异质的；不相符的

名词: foreignness

外来的，外国的，外省的，外地的

异质的

陌生的

外交的，涉外的

不属于本身的

无关的，不相干的

不适合的

非典型的

他州的，本州管辖外的

他人的

adj.(形容词)

外国的,在本国以外的; 从外国来的 to, from, of, in, being, or concerning a country or nation that is not one's own or not the one being talked about or considered

[P]不属于本身的; 无关的,不相干的 having no place; having no relation

[A]外来的; 异质的 coming or brought in from outside; not belonging

adj

1. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

e.g. foreign nations
a foreign accent
on business in a foreign city

Synonym: strange

2. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

e.g. foreign trade
a foreign office

3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

e.g. an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
jealousy is foreign to her nature

Synonym: alien

4. not belonging to that in which it is contained
introduced from an outside source

e.g. water free of extraneous matter
foreign particles in milk

Synonym: extraneous

1. 外国的;来自国外的
Something or someone that is foreign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own.

foreign

e.g. ...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population is foreign...
在有四分之一的人口是外来移民的法兰克福
e.g. She was on her first foreign holiday without her parents.
她第一次在没有父母陪伴的情况下自己去国外度假。

2. 外交的;外国的;对外的
In politics and journalism, foreign is used to describe people, jobs, and activities relating to countries that are not the country of the person or government concerned.

e.g. ...the German foreign minister...
德国外交部长
e.g. I am the foreign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.
我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿的记者。

3. 异质的;外来的
A foreign object is something that has got into something else, usually by accident, and should not be there.

e.g. The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.
病人的免疫系统会对移植器官产生异质排斥反应。

4. 陌生的;不熟悉的;非典型的
Something that is foreign to a particular person or thing is not typical of them or is unknown to them.

e.g. The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools...
价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
e.g. The whole thing is foreign to us.
我们对整件事不了解。

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adj.(形容词)

foreign的基本意思是“外国的,在本国以外的; 从外国来的”。

foreign也可作“不属于本身的; 无关的,不相干的”解,常接介词to表示“和…格格不入”“和…不相干”。引申可作“异质的”解。

foreign常用作定语,也可用作表语。

foreign无比较级和最高级。

adj.(形容词)

foreign, alien

alien 表示“外国的,异乡的”时与foreign相似,但比foreign正式,没有后者使用普遍。

adj.(形容词)她说话时脸红了,因为说谎不是她的本性。

误

She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign with her nature.

正

She blushed as she spoke, for lying is foreign to her nature.

析

foreign 用来表达“和…格格不入”“和…不相干”时,后面应该加介词to,而不加 with或别的介词。
三对外国夫妇住在三楼。

误

Three couples of foreigners live on the third floor.

正

Three foreign couples live on the third floor.

析

“三对外国夫妇”译成three couples of foreigners不符合英语习惯说法,应该改为 three foreign couples。“一对美国夫妇”是an American couple,若写成a couple of Americans就可能是两个美国人了。
他已定购了一辆外国造的汽车。

误

He has placed an order for a foreigner's car.

正

He has placed an order for a foreign-made car.

析

“外国制造的”应译作foreign-made,而foreigner's是“外国人的”意思。

☆ 1300年进入英语，直接源自古法语的forain；最初源自古典拉丁语的foris，意为门外。

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