foreign

['fɔrin]

adj.外来的, 外国的, 异质的, 不相符的

a.[Z]

1. 外国的

He likes collecting foreign stamps.

他喜欢收集外国邮票。

2. 陌生的; 不属于本身的; 不适合的[F][(+to)]

Deception was foreign to his nature.

欺骗和他的本性格格不入。

3. 外来的; 异质的[B]

The oculist removed a foreign object from his eye.

眼科医生从他眼中除去一个异物。

词形变化

名词: foreignness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.外国的; 外来的

alien  external  outlandish  extraneous  

同义参见:

adventitious  unknown  overseas  outward  outside  exterior  exotic  

反义:

a.外国的; 外来的

home  domestic  interior  native  

英英释义

形容词 foreign:

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

同义词：strange

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

同义词：alien

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

同义词：extraneous

补充

foreignforeign英:[ˈfɔrin] 美:[ˈfɔrɪn, ˈfɑr-]adj.1.外国的, 在本国以外的; 从外国来的At the banquet all the foreign guests wore evening dress.宴会上所有的外宾都穿着晚礼服。2.不属于本身的; 无关的, 不相干的Sitting still is foreign to a boy's nature.老老实实地坐着不是男孩的本性。Your argument is foreign to the question.你的争辩与本问题无关。3.外来的; 异质的Metal, oil and soap contains foreign matter, respectively.金属、油和肥皂中分别含有杂质。

例句

1. a foreign language外语 2. The whole concept of being gentle with anyone is foreign to him.他根本就没有温和待人这一概念。 3. The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.病人的免疫系统会将移植的器官视为异物予以排斥。 4. a foreign language.外语。 5. foreign policy.外交政策。 6. a visit to a foreign clan.对外族的访问。 7. the quotation is a foreign element imported into the work.这段引文是从外面引入书中的。 8. I suppose this all feels pretty foreign to you.我想这一切让你感到相当陌生。 9. crime and brutality are foreign to our nature and our country.犯罪和暴行与我们的本性和国家相背。 10. a foreign country/coin/accent外国；外国硬币；外国口音 11. to learn a foreign language学外语 12. foreign policy (= government decisions concerning other countries)外交政策 13. foreign affairs/news/trade外交事务；外国新闻；对外贸易 14. the French foreign Minister法国外长 15. The X-ray showed up a foreign body (= object) in her stomach.Ｘ光片显示她胃内有异物。 16. They've visited several foreign countries.他们已经访问了几个国家。 17. a foreign correspondent [=a journalist who reports from a foreign country]驻外通讯员 18. We don't get many foreign visitors.我们这里没有多少国外的访问者。 19. Have you studied any foreign languages?你学过什么外语没有？ 20. She has a foreign accent.她有外国口音。 21. a foreign-born resident [=a resident who was born in a foreign country]在海外出生的居民 22. matters of foreign policy外交政策问题 23. the ministry of foreign affairs外交部 24. foreign aid/trade对外援助/贸易 25. Dust and other foreign bodies can irritate the eyes.沙尘和其他异物会刺激眼睛。 26. The sample contained a foreign object.样本中有异物。 27. a foreign concept陌生的概念 28. That concept is completely foreign to me.这个概念对我而言是完全陌生的。 29. That is foreign to my experience.那与我的经历很不一样。 30. the foreignness of this concept对这个概念的无知