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exile

UK //ˈɛksaɪl//US //ˈɛɡzaɪl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'exilium'(流放),通过古法语 'exil' 进入英语,最早记录于14世纪。

noun

❶ 指被迫离开自己的国家或家乡,长期在外居住的状态。通常由于政治、战争等原因无法返回。

“He lived in exile for twenty years after the revolution.”

(革命后他在流亡中生活了二十年。)

“The writer was sent into exile for criticizing the government.”

(这位作家因批评政府而被流放。)

❶ 指被放逐的人,特指因政治或社会原因被迫离开祖国的人。

“The city became a haven for exiles from neighboring countries.”

(这座城市成为邻国流亡者的避风港。)

“As an exile, he missed his homeland deeply.”

(作为流亡者,他深深思念着故土。)

同义词:banishment, deportation, expulsion

verb

❶ 强迫某人离开自己的国家或家乡,通常作为惩罚或政治手段。

“The king exiled his opponents to a remote island.”

(国王将他的反对者流放到一个偏远岛屿。)

“They were exiled for speaking out against the regime.”

(他们因公开反对政权而被流放。)

同义词:banish, expel, deport

常见短语

in exile — 处于流亡状态,描述某人被迫离开祖国并在外国生活的处境。

“The former president died in exile in Paris.”

(前总统在巴黎的流亡中去世。)

self-imposed exile — 自我放逐,指自愿离开祖国或家乡,通常是为了逃避某种困境。

“After the scandal, the actor lived in self-imposed exile.”

(丑闻后,这位演员过着自我放逐的生活。)