| 釋義 |
alien /'eilisn; 'eljan/ n (legal or official use) foreigner who is not a subject of the country in which he lives: (法律或官方用語) 外僑： An Englishman is an ~ in the United States. 英國人在美國便是外國人。 adj 1 foreign: 外國的： an ~ environment. 外國的環(huán)境。 2 ~ (to), differing in nature or character: 不同性質的： These principles are ~ to our religion. 這些原則性質上與我們的宗教相異。 3 contrary or opposed (to): 相反的 (與 to 連用)： Cruelty was quite ~ to his nature. 殘忍與他的天性完全相反。 |