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alien/ˈeiliən/ adj. & n.●adj. 1a (often foll. by 常后跟 to) unfamiliar; not in accordance or harmony; unfriendly, hostile; unacceptable or repugnant 陌生的；不合谐的；不友好的；敌意的；格格不入的 army discipline was alien to him 军纪使他很不适应; struck an alien note 不着边 b (often foll. by 常后跟 from) different or separated 不同的；分开的，独立的 2 foreign; from a foreign country 外国的，来自国外的 help from alien powers 来自国外力量的相助 3 of or relating to beings supposedly from other worlds; extraterrestrial 外来的；外星人的 4 Bot. (of a plant or animal species) introduced from elsewhere and naturalized 【植】(植物或动物物种)从他处引进而归化的 ●n. 1 a foreigner, esp. one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living (尤指尚未归化为某国公民的)外国人；外侨 2 a being from another world 外星人 3 an alien plant or animal species (植物或动物的)引进物种 □ alienness /ˈeiliənnis/ n.[Middle English via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’] |