Word · Frequency #22973
interloper
闯入者；干涉者
a person who intrudes or gets involved somewhere they are not welcome, especially for their own selfish reasons
- 1.
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
干涉、闯入或涉足不受欢迎场合的人,尤指出于私利者。
干涉、闯入或涉足不受欢迎场合的人,尤指出于私利者。；闯入者；好事者；无执照营业者；[经] 无执照营业者；私商
In use
The unexpected guest at the private party was considered an interloper by the regular attendees.
When the new employee started asking about confidential files, his colleagues viewed him as an interloper.
The security guard quickly escorted the interloper out of the building.
be an interloper
He felt like an interloper at the family reunion.
他在家庭聚会上感觉自己像个闯入者。
interloper in/into sth
后接in或into表示闯入的领域或地点。
The new company was seen as an interloper in the market.
这家新公司被视为市场中的闯入者。
regard/view sb as an interloper
Many locals regarded the developers as interlopers.
许多当地人将开发商视为闯入者。
Common mistakes
He interloper in the meeting.He is an interloper at the meeting.
Interloper 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是作为名词，前面加冠词，使用 be 动词等。
He is interloper.He is an interloper.
Interloper 是可数名词，需要不定冠词 'an'。
Connections
Collocations
- an unwelcome interloper
- 不受欢迎的闯入者
- She felt like an unwelcome interloper at their family dinner.她觉得在他们家庭晚宴上自己像个不受欢迎的闯入者。
- a political interloper
- 政坛闯入者
- Many voters see him as a political interloper with no real experience.许多选民认为他是个没有真正经验的政治闯入者。
- a foreign interloper
- 外来干涉者
- The rebels called the peacekeepers foreign interlopers and refused to negotiate.叛军称维和部队为外来干涉者，拒绝谈判。
- a market interloper
- 市场闯入者
- The startup was viewed as a market interloper by the established firms.这家初创公司被老牌企业视为市场闯入者。
- be seen as an interloper
- 被视为闯入者
- Newcomers are often seen as interlopers by the old-timers.新人常被老员工视为闯入者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆提示：inter-（在…之间）+ loper（跑），想象一个外人跑进本不属于他的圈子——闯入者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学作品、新闻评论 该词多用于正式或书面语，指不受欢迎、常出于私利的闯入者或干涉者；日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending of interloper is /ˈintələʊpə/: the /ləʊp/ part also appears in lope, slope, and elope, but they end in a consonant, while interloper ends in an unstressed schwa, so they are not full rhymes. Envelope looks like a rhyming spelling but is pronounced /ˈenvələʊp/, still without the final schwa. Developer and grouper look similar but use different vowel sounds: /dɪˈveləpə/ and /ˈɡruːpə/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.