Word · Frequency #3225
Fully loadedstranger
陌生人
a person you do not know; someone who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance
- 1.
A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
一个人不认识的人；既不是朋友也不是熟人的人。
- 2.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
与环境格格不入的人
- 3.
An outsider or foreigner.
外来者或外国人。
- 4.
an individual that one is not acquainted with
陌生人；不认识的人
- 5.
One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
未被接纳为团体或社群成员的人。
- 6.
A newcomer.
新来者。
- 7.
One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.
未参与某行为、合同或产权的人；仅仅是闯入者或干涉者；无权干预的人。
外人；外来者；局外人；新来者；新人；未获接纳者；非当事人；擅自干涉者；一个人不认识的人；既不是朋友也不是熟人的人。
In use
I saw a stranger standing at the bus stop this morning.
Don't talk to strangers online.
He felt like a stranger in the new city.
be a stranger to [sth/sb]
表示对某事物不熟悉。
He is a stranger to this city.
他对这个城市很陌生。
a stranger in [place]
表示在某地是外来者。
She felt like a stranger in her own home.
她在自己家里感觉像个陌生人。
Common mistakes
He is a stranger person.He is a strange person.
错误原因：将名词 'stranger' 误用作形容词，因为中文 '陌生' 可兼作形容词和名词，但英语中 'stranger' 仅为名词，修饰名词应用形容词 'strange'。
Connections
Collocations
- complete stranger
- 完全陌生的人
- I wouldn't trust a complete stranger with my address.我不会把自己的地址告诉一个完全陌生的人。
- stranger to
- 对……陌生的人
- He is a stranger to this city.他对这个城市很陌生。
- stranger danger
- 陌生人危险
- Parents teach their children about stranger danger.父母教孩子防范陌生人危险。
- stranger anxiety
- 陌生人焦虑
- Babies often experience stranger anxiety around six months.婴儿在六个月左右常经历陌生人焦虑。
- perfect stranger
- 彻底陌生的人
- She married a perfect stranger.她嫁给了一个完全陌生的人。
- stranger in a strange land
Learner notes
Memory Tip
陌生人（stranger）就是 strange（奇怪的）人（-er）。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: 日常对话、书面叙述；note_zh: "stranger" 作为名词时语气中性，适用于大多数场合，既可用于日常对话也可用于正式叙述，无需特定语境限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Danger and ranger are true rhymes with stranger (stressed /eɪn.dʒər/). Passenger, messenger, and manager share the spelling -ger but have different stressed vowels (/æ/, /ɛ/, /æ/ respectively), so they only rhyme in the unstressed final syllable.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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