| 单词 | foreign |
| 释义 | foreign adj. 1. of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one's own. 2. dealing with other countries (foreign service). 3. of another district, society, etc. 4. (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, strange, uncharacteristic (his behaviour is foreign to me). 5. coming from outside (a foreign body lodged in my eye). Phrases and idioms foreign aid money, food, etc. given or lent by one country to another. foreign exchange 1. the currency of other countries. 2. dealings in these. foreign legion a body of foreign volunteers in an army (esp. the French army). foreign minister (or secretary) a government minister in charge of his or her country's relations with other countries. foreign office a government department dealing with other countries. Derivatives foreignness n. Etymology: ME f. OF forein, forain ult. f. L foras, -is outside: for -g- cf. sovereign |
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