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foreign 的音标为英 /ˈfɒrən/、美 /ˈfɔːrən/,作为形容词,核心含义包括“外国的”“外来的”“异质的”等,具体用法需结合语境理解。

一、核心释义与用法

外国的;涉外的
表示与其他国家相关的人、事物或活动。例如:

描述来自国外的事物:She was on her first foreign holiday without her parents.(她首次独自出国度假)

涉及外交领域:the German foreign minister(德国外交部长)。

外来的;异质的
指不属于原有体系或意外进入的事物,尤用于医学或科学语境。例如:

The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.(患者的免疫系统会将移植器官视为异物排斥)。

陌生的;不相关的
表示与某事物本质或范围无关,常与介词 to 搭配。例如:

Unkindness is foreign to her nature.(冷酷与她的本性格格不入)。

二、常见短语搭配

 

短语 含义 例句
foreign language 外语 It's not easy to master a foreign language.(掌握一门外语不易)
foreign exchange 外汇 foreign exchange market(外汇市场)
foreign policy 外交政策 Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.(责任与克制是他们外交政策的核心)
foreign capital 外资 absorb foreign capital(吸收外资)

 

三、实用例句

Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.(近年来我们的对外贸易有所增长)

He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.(他访问过多国并学会多门外语)

The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.(她手指肿胀是因异物进入)

Jealousy is foreign to her nature.(她天生不会嫉妒)

Foreign News is on page 16.(国际新闻在第16版)

For foreign orders postage is extra.(国外订单需另付邮费)

I am the foreign correspondent in Washington of La Tribuna newspaper of Honduras.(我是洪都拉斯《论坛报》驻华盛顿记者)

The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.(宪法禁止他们在外国领土采取军事行动)

Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?(你能解释这些外文词的意思吗)

As a result, we were able to attract a lot of foreign investment.(因此,我们吸引了大量外来投资)

四、使用注意

避免歧义:形容人时,“foreigner”(外国人)在部分语境中可能隐含“陌生感”,建议根据国籍具体表述(如“Europeans”“North Americans”),而非泛用“foreigners”。

固定搭配:与“to”搭配表“无关”时,不可混淆为“foreign with”,例如“His remarks are foreign to the topic”(他的话与主题无关)。

掌握 foreign 的多义性,需结合具体场景区分“外国的”“外来的”“无关的”等含义,避免因文化差异导致误解。你还遇到过哪些容易混淆的英文形容词