a person living in a country that is not their own 居住在国外的人;侨民 American expatriates in Paris 居住在巴黎的美国人 My family lived as expatriates in Hong Kong before I was born. 在我出生之前,我的家人在香港以外籍人士的身份生活。
Synonyms immigrantimmigrant- migrant
- refugee
- asylum seeker
- expatriate
- immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a country that is not their own:
immigrants from other European countries 来自其他欧洲国家的移民
- migrant a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions:
The country has a large seasonal migrant population. 这个国家有大量季节性移民人口。
- refugee a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons:
There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone. 从交战地区撤出的难民源源不断。
- asylum seeker a person who has been forced to leave their own country because they are in danger and who arrives in another country asking to be allowed to stay there:
to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers 为寻求庇护者提供住宿和支持
- expatriate a person living in a country that is not their own, usually by choice:
American expatriates in Paris 居住在巴黎的美国人
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- economic/skilled migrants
- political refugees
Word Originmid 18th cent. (as a verb): from medieval Latin expatriat- ‘gone out from one's country’, from the verb expatriare, from ex- ‘out’ + patria ‘native country’.