exotic

grammar · medium

易错句子He is exotic, so he needs a work visa.

正确表达He is an exotic, so he needs a work visa.

想表达“他是外国人”时，exotic 是名词，指“外国人/外来者”，是可数名词，单数前必须加不定冠词 an；exotic 作形容词时意为“奇异的、有异国风情的”，不能表示“外国人”这一名词含义。

grammar · medium

易错句子Many exotic were introduced to the island.

正确表达Many exotics were introduced to the island.

exotic 作名词指“外来物种”时是可数名词，复数形式为 exotics；many 后接可数名词复数，不能用单数 exotic。

grammar · medium

易错句子She performed an exotic at the club.

正确表达She performed an exotic dance at the club.

名词 exotic 指“脱衣舞者”，不指“脱衣舞”；要表示“脱衣舞”需用形容词 exotic 修饰名词 dance。