| 单词 | resident alien |
| 释义 | > as lemmasresident alien resident alien n. now chiefly U.S. a foreign national residing on an official basis in a country of which he or she is not a citizen; cf. non-citizen n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > non-native inhabitant alien?a1400 out-comelingc1400 strangerc1460 free denizen1551 denizen1576 peregrine1593 inmatea1600 outcomer1607 resident alien1801 metic1808 expatriate1818 international1851 offcome1859 overrunner1876 aubain1882 offcomer1898 non-native1899 outworlder1948 transplant1961 expat1962 non-patrial1971 1801 H. Gwillim App. Bacon's New Abridgem. Law VI. 53 A resident alien, it hath been adjudged, is entitled to the benefit of a general pardon. 1891 H. Sidgwick Elem. Politics xiv. 222 In most countries it is possible for a citizen to expatriate himself, acquire a new nationality, and then return to live in his native land as a resident alien. 1942 Amer. Observer 2 Feb. 1/3 Resident aliens of Austrian, Danish, Italian, Czech, and German birth flocked into recruiting stations. 2000 R. Rubio-Marín Immigration as Democratic Challenge vi. 111 It is conceivable that some resident aliens would still not want to become nationals whatever the benefits doing otherwise might imply. < as lemmas |
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