ex·pat·ri·ate
noun/ˌeksˈpætriət/
/ˌeksˈpeɪtriət/
(also informal expat
/ˈekspæt/
/ˈekspæt/
)- a person living in a country that is not their own
居住在国外的人；侨民 - American expatriates in Paris
居住在巴黎的美国人 - My family lived as expatriates in Hong Kong before I was born.
在我出生之前，我的家人在香港作为外籍人士生活。
Synonyms immigrantimmigrantmigrant ▪ refugee ▪ asylum seeker ▪ expatriateThese words all describe people who have moved to a different country. immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a different country:- immigrants from other European countries
来自其他欧洲国家的移民
- The country has a large seasonal migrant population.
该国拥有大量季节性流动人口。
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
从交战地区撤出的难民源源不断。
- to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers
为寻求庇护者提供住宿和支持
- American expatriates in Paris
居住在巴黎的美国人
- economic/skilled migrants
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- political refugees
Word Originmid 18th cent. (as a verb): from medieval Latin expatriat- ‘gone out from one's country’, from the verb expatriare, from ex- ‘out’ + patria ‘native country’. - American expatriates in Paris