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foreign

/ˈfɔrən/KK

/ˈfɔɹən/IPA

fɔ·rən

練發音
形容詞
國中
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
可作名詞前定語,也可作表語
變化形
比較級

more foreign

最高級

most foreign

1.
外國的;來自其他國家的
極常用

指人、事物、語言或文化等,來自自己國家以外的國家,或與其有關。

用法:通常放在名詞前,如 foreign language。也可放在 be、seem、feel 等連綴動詞後,如 This custom feels foreign to me。

foreign culture
foreign language
foreign country
foreign visitor
foreign student

The museum has a show about foreign countries and clothes from the past.

這間博物館有一個介紹外國和過去衣服的展覽。

Many students in Taiwan start learning a foreign language in elementary school.

許多台灣學生從國小開始學習外語。

2.
不熟悉的;陌生的
常用

指某事物不屬於某個地方、領域或人的日常經驗,因此讓人感到陌生或格格不入。

用法:常接介系詞 to,表示「對某人而言陌生」:be foreign to someone。不可直接說 foreign for someone 來表達此義。

foreign to me
foreign to many people
feel foreign
seem foreign
an idea foreign to

Using chopsticks was foreign to my cousin when she first moved to Taiwan.

我表姊剛搬到台灣時,使用筷子對她來說很陌生。

The idea of taking a day off and not thinking about work felt foreign to him.

對他來說,放一天假而不去想工作的事,感覺很陌生。

3.
外來的;不屬於原有系統的
常用
正式

指物質、元素、影響或概念等從外部進入,原本不屬於某個系統、環境或討論範圍。

用法:多放在名詞前。foreign object 在醫學語境中可指進入身體、原本不屬於身體的異物。

foreign matter
foreign object
foreign policy
foreign influence
foreign investment

After the child got hurt at the playground, the nurse checked the child's eye for anything foreign.

孩子在遊樂場受傷後,護士檢查孩子的眼睛,看裡面有沒有任何異物。

Foreign money has helped some businesses become bigger in other countries.

外國資金幫助一些企業在其他國家發展得更大。

常見錯誤

I want to learn a foreign language English.

I want to learn English as a foreign language./I want to learn a foreign language, such as English.

This custom is foreign for me.

This custom is foreign to me.

I met many foreigns at the night market.

I met many foreigners at the night market./I met many foreign visitors at the night market.

He is a foreign people.

He is a foreigner./He is from another country.

相關字詞
international 近義
overseas 近義
domestic 反義
foreigner 同源詞
foreignness 同源詞
學習提示

・foreign 不等於「所有國際性的」。例如 international school 指提供國際課程或面向多國學生的學校,不一定是「外國學校」。

・談論人時,foreigner 雖然一般不帶侮辱性,但若能說明國籍、身分或角色,例如 a Japanese tourist、an international student,通常更清楚也更自然。

・foreign food 通常指「外國料理」;若特指非本地常見的料理,語意會因說話地點而不同。

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