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refugee

UK //ˌref.juˈdʒiː//US //ˈref.jʊ.dʒiː//

词源

源自法语 réfugié(被庇护者),17世纪通过拉丁语 refugium(避难所)演变而来,词根 fugere 意为“逃离”。

noun

❶ 指因战争、迫害或自然灾害而被迫离开家园的人,通常跨越国境寻求安全庇护。

“The camp provides shelter for thousands of refugees fleeing the war.”

(这个营地收容了成千上万逃离战争的难民。)

“She works for an NGO that helps refugee children access education.”

(她在一个帮助难民儿童获得教育的非政府组织工作。)

同义词:displaced person, asylum seeker, exile

常见短语

refugee camp — 临时搭建的营地,用于集中安置因紧急情况流离失所的人群,提供基本生活保障。

“Medical supplies were urgently needed in the overcrowded refugee camp.”

(过度拥挤的难民营急需医疗物资。)

political refugee — 特指因政治观点或活动遭受迫害而寻求庇护的人,区别于因战争或灾害逃离者。

“The journalist was granted status as a political refugee in Canada.”

(这名记者被加拿大授予政治难民身份。)