单词 | exile |
释义 | exile n. & v. --n   1. expulsion, or the state of being expelled, from one's native land or (internal exile) native town etc.   2. long absence abroad, esp. enforced.   3. a person expelled or long absent from his or her native country.   4. (the Exile) the captivity of the Jews in Babylon in the 6th c. BC. --vtr. (foll. by from) officially expel (a person) from his or her native country or town etc. Derivatives exilic adj. (esp. in sense 4 of n.). Etymology: ME f. OF exil, exiler f. L exilium banishment |
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