foreign

汉语翻译

a. 外国的, 外交的, 外省的, 外来的, 不相关的
【机】 外来的
相关词组:
be foreign to...

词型变化：

名词:foreignness 

英语解释：

形容词 foreign:

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
2. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
   同义词：strange
3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
   同义词：alien
4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
   同义词：extraneous

例句：

1. In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress.
   美国外交政策取决于联邦政府，联邦法律由国会制定。
2. Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?
   你能解释这些外文词的意思吗？
3. Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
   近年来我们的对外贸易有所扩大。
4. He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.
   他访问过许多国家，并学会了好几种外语。
5. It's not easy to master a foreign language.
   掌握一门外语并不容易。
6. She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.
   她是个很好的妇人，冷酷不是她的本性。
7. The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
   她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引起的。

详细解释：

for.eign

adj.Abbr. for.（形容词）缩写 for.
Located away from one`s native country:
在国外的：位于本国之外的：
例句：
on business in a foreign city.
在国外的一个城市出差

Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:
外国的，外地的，外来的：（来自）一个不被尊重的地方或国家的或有其特点的 ：
例句：
a foreign custom.
外来的风俗

Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:
对外的：牵涉到或卷入其它国家或政府的；非国内的：
例句：
foreign trade.
对外贸易

Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside:
外来的，异质的：处于身体不正常或不合适位置的，尤指由外界导致的：
例句：
a foreign object in the eye.
眼睛中的异物

Not natural; alien:
相异的：违背常规的；不相符的：
例句：
Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
妒忌与她的天性格格不入

Not germane; irrelevant.
无关的；不相干的
Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.
外裁的：裁决权属于另一个政治机构的

来源：
Middle English forein
中古英语 forein
from Old French forain
源自 古法语 forain
from Late Latin for3nus [on the outside]
源自 后期拉丁语 for3nus [在外面]
from Latin for3s [outside] * see dhwer-
源自 拉丁语 for3s [外面] *参见 dhwer-

【引伸】
for.eignness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>foreign,alien,exotic,strangeThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world.:
这些形容词共有的核心意思是.外地或外国的，来自外地或外国的，有外地或外国特点的：.
例句：
a foreign accent;
外国口音；

例句：
alien customs;
外国风俗；

例句：
exotic birds;
外国种的鸟；

例句：
moved to a strange city. See also Synonyms at extrinsic
搬到一个陌生的城市 参见同义词 extrinsic