| 单词 | expat |
| 释义 | expat (once / 33674 pages) n You're an expat if you live in a country other than the one in which you were born and raised. Some expats are sent by their companies to work in foreign countries. If your grandparents retire and buy a house in Mexico near the beach, they're expats. The word is a shortened form of expatriate, and it generally refers to anyone who has chosen to live away from their native home country, either temporarily or permanently. Expatriate comes from the Latin roots ex-, "away from," and patria, "one's native country." It first meant "one who is banished," and later "one who choses to live abroad." WORD FAMILYexpat: expats USAGE EXAMPLESThe expat life seems glamorous from the outside and, in many ways, it is. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Theresa May says she wants a deal to guarantee the status of expats "early on" in Brexit negotiations. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) His company, now two years old, sells its wares in both military and expat communities globally. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country Syn|Hypo|Hyper exile, expatriate refugee an exile who flees for safety remittance manan exile living on money sent from home DP, displaced person, stateless persona person forced to flee from home or country absentee one that is absent or not in residence |
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