| 釋義 |
alien /'eilisn; 'eljan/ n (legal or official use) foreigner who is not a subject of the country in which he lives: (法律或官方用語(yǔ)) 外僑: An Englishman is an ~ in the United States. 英國(guó)人在美國(guó)便是外國(guó)人。 adj 1 foreign: 外國(guó)的: an ~ environment. 外國(guó)的環(huán)境。 2 ~ (to), differing in nature or character: 不同性質(zhì)的: These principles are ~ to our religion. 這些原則性質(zhì)上與我們的宗教相異。 3 contrary or opposed (to): 相反的 (與 to 連用): Cruelty was quite ~ to his nature. 殘忍與他的天性完全相反。 |