for.eign
foreign的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈfɔ:rin, ˈfɔr-]
KK音标发音: [ˈfɔrɪn, ˈfɑr-]
foreign的词性:
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
foreign的词源:
8. Middle English forein
中古英语 forein
9. from Old French forain
源自 古法语 forain
10. from Late Latin for3nus [on the outside]
源自 后期拉丁语 for3nus [在外面]
11. from Latin for3s [outside] * see dhwer-
源自 拉丁语 for3s [外面] *参见 dhwer-
foreign的词性:
n.(名词)
foreign, alien, exotic, strange
12. 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:”
a foreign accent;
外国口音;
alien customs;
外国风俗;
exotic birds;
外国种的鸟;
moved to a strange city. See also Synonyms at extrinsic
搬到一个陌生的城市 参见同义词 extrinsic