foreigner
英 [ˈfɒrənə(r)] 美 [ˈfɔrənə(r)]

n.

外国人；外人，陌生人；外来物，进口货物；（非本土的）外来动植物

变形

复数：foreigners

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]外国人 a person belonging to a foreign race or country

英英释义

foreigner[ 'fɔrinə ]

• n.
  • a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

    同义词：aliennoncitizenoutlander

  • someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

    同义词：outsider

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• beguile〔reject〕 foreigners欺骗〔不接受〕外国人
• deport foreigners驱逐外国人出境
• entertain foreigners款待外国人

形容词+～

• blue-eyed foreigner蓝眼睛的外国人
• invading foreigner入侵的外国人

同近义词辨析

immigrant, foreigner, alien, stranger

这组词都有“陌生人，外人”的意思，其区别是：

immigrant指在别国定居并取得所在国国籍的外国人。

foreigner指在异国作短期访问或长期居住的外国人。

alien指没有成为侨居国正式公民的移民。

stranger指对当地的生活习惯、语言等不熟悉，或为某团体不熟的人，也指不认识的人。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She wedded a foreigner.
   她嫁给了一个外国人。
2. The foreigner knew the local custom very well.
   这位外国人对当地的风俗非常熟悉。
3. His accent argues him to be a foreigner.
   他的腔调表明他是个外国人。
4. "Those who live in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.
   在我家寄居的、和我的使女、都以我为外人．我在他们眼中看为外邦人。

权威例句

Democracy and the Foreigner
Democracy and the Foreigner
4. THE FOREIGNER AS CITIZEN : Democracy and the Foreigner
2. THE FOREIGNER AS FOUNDER : Democracy and the Foreigner
3. THE FOREIGNER AS IMMIGRANT : Democracy and the Foreigner
Contents : Democracy and the Foreigner
Acknowledgments : Democracy and the Foreigner
The Rise of Anti-foreigner Sentiment in European Societies, 1988-2000
1. NATIVES AND FOREIGNERS: Switching the Question : Democracy and the Foreigner
5. THE GENRES OF DEMOCRACY : Democracy and the Foreigner