- [uncountable, singular]
the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment 流放；流亡；放逐 a place of exile 流放地 He returned after 40 years of exile. 他流放 40 年后归来。 - in exile
He has lived in exile since 1989. 自1989年以来，他一直过着流亡生活。 - into exile
The whole family went into exile. 全家都流亡了。 to be forced/sent into exile 被流放 - in exile from…
Dante died in exile from Florence. 但丁在离开佛罗伦萨的流放中去世。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1, Politicsc1He still hopes to return from exile one day. 他仍希望有一天可以结束流亡回国。 He went into exile after the overthrow of the government. 政府被推翻后他流亡国外。 They are in tax exile from the UK. 他们离开英国到国外避税。 They joined the many other Armenians living in exile. 他们加入到过着流亡生活的许多其他亚美尼亚人当中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- permanent
- enforced
- …
- be driven into
- be forced into
- be sent into
- …
- in exile
- exile from
- exile to
- …
- a place of exile
- somebody’s return from exile
- [countable]
a person who chooses, or is forced, to live away from his or her own country 流亡国外者；被流放者；离乡背井者 political exiles 政治流亡者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- tax
- returning
- …
- live
- return
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’.