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repatriated

UK //ˌriːˈpætrieɪtɪd//US //ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'repatriare'(re- 重新 + patria 祖国),17世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 将某人或某物送回原籍国或原居住地,通常指遣返公民、归还资金或文物等。

“The refugees were repatriated to their home country after the war ended.”

(战争结束后,这些难民被遣返回他们的祖国。)

“The company repatriated its profits from overseas branches.”

(这家公司将海外分公司的利润调回国内。)

同义词:returned, sent back, restored

常见短语

repatriated funds — 指从国外调回的资金,通常用于描述企业将海外利润或投资汇回本国。

“The new tax policy encouraged companies to bring repatriated funds back into the economy.”

(新税收政策鼓励企业将调回的资金重新投入经济。)