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exiles

UK /ˈɛksaɪlz/US /ˈɛɡzaɪlz/

词源

源自拉丁语 'exilium',意为'流放'或'放逐',后经古法语 'exil' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指被强制离开祖国或家乡的人,通常由于政治、战争或其他原因无法返回。

“Many exiles fled the country during the revolution.”

(许多流亡者在革命期间逃离了这个国家。)

“The exiles formed a community in the neighboring country.”

(流亡者在邻国建立了一个社区。)

❶ 指被放逐或驱逐的状态,通常是因为犯罪或其他原因被迫离开。

“He spent ten years in exile for his political beliefs.”

(他因政治信仰被流放了十年。)

“The king was sent into exile after the coup.”

(政变后,国王被流放。)

同义词:refugees, outcasts, expellees

verb

❶ 强制某人离开自己的国家或家乡,通常作为一种惩罚或政治手段。

“The dictator exiled his opponents to remote islands.”

(独裁者将他的反对者流放到偏远岛屿。)

“They were exiled for speaking against the regime.”

(他们因反对政权而被流放。)

同义词:banish, expel, deport

常见短语

live in exile — 指被迫或自愿在远离家乡或祖国的地方生活,通常是因为政治或其他原因无法返回。

“After the war, many intellectuals lived in exile abroad.”

(战后,许多知识分子在国外流亡。)

self-imposed exile — 自愿选择离开家乡或祖国,通常是为了逃避某种不利情况或寻求更好的生活。

“The writer went into self-imposed exile to focus on his work.”

(这位作家自愿流亡以专注于他的作品。)