Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #4934
foreigner
外国人
a person who comes from a foreign country
- 1.
A person from a foreign country.
来自外国的人
- 2.
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
外国人；非本国公民
- 3.
A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.
工厂员工私下进行的工作而非通过公司
- 4.
someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
被排斥在群体之外的人；局外人
外地人；来自外国的人；外国人；非本国公民；工厂员工私下进行的工作而非通过公司；被排斥在群体之外的人；局外人
In use
As a foreigner, he found the local customs fascinating.
The company hired several foreigners to work in their overseas branch.
It's not easy being a foreigner in a country where you don't speak the language.
a foreigner from [place]
表示来自某国的外国人。
She is a foreigner from Japan.
她是来自日本的外国人。
feel like a foreigner
表达因环境陌生而产生的不适感。
I felt like a foreigner in that small town.
在那个小镇上，我感觉自己像个外国人。
treat [someone] as a foreigner
Connections
Collocations
- illegal foreigner
- 非法外国人
- The government deported an illegal foreigner.政府驱逐了一名非法外国人。
- foreigner-friendly
- 对外国人友好的
- The city is known for being foreigner-friendly.这个城市以对外国人友好而闻名。
- treat foreigners
- 对待外国人
- We should treat foreigners with respect.我们应该尊重对待外国人。
- welcome foreigners
- 欢迎外国人
- The local community welcomed the foreigners warmly.当地社区热情欢迎了这些外国人。
- foreigner community
- 外国人社区
- She lives in a large foreigner community.她住在一个很大的外国人社区里。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆'foreigner'：拆为'for'（为了）+ 'eign'（国家）+ 'er'（人），联想'为了异国的人'，即外国人。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
All words in this group genuinely rhyme with 'foreigner' in their final unstressed -er syllable. However, note that the similar-looking word 'foreign' (/'fɒr.ɪn/ or /'fɔːr.ɪn/) does not rhyme because it lacks the final -er sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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