alien

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 ā′-lē-ən

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
    — An animated film intended to inform travellers about the dangers that alien species present to Arctic ecosystems is being released today. The message is that it is important to ensure that nobody accidentally brings alien species with them as stowaways in their clothing, baggage or equipment.
  2. A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
    — An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.
  3. A mischievous or suspicious foreigner. derogatory,sometimes
  4. Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
    — You might not have much use for me. You spend too much time with the damn aliens, pretending your time in the gangs back on Earth never happened. I know you weren't happy when I found you at the Citadel a couple years back. But I'm glad you're on this. I hope you find whoever took my people on Freedom's Progress and kick their scaly asses. I'm glad it's a human finding these bastards.
  5. One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged.
    — […]aliens from the common wealth of Iſrael[…]
动词 v.
  1. To estrange; to alienate. transitive
  2. To transfer the ownership of something.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
    — alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores
  2. Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
    — principles alien to our religion
  3. Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
    — It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.]

词形变化

aliens plural alyaunte alternative more alien comparative most alien superlative alyaunte alternative aliens present,singular,third-person aliening participle,present aliened participle,past aliened past aliene alternative alyaunte alternative

词汇关系

近义词
outlander
衍生词
alien abduction alienage alien hand syndrome alienish alienlike alien nucleic acid alien prior alien priory alien reproduction vehicle aliensdidit alien space bats alien species ancient alien casual alien ego alien grey alien gray alien illegal alien Nordic alien resident alien space alien undocumented alien

词源

词源 1
From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Related to English else.
词源 2
From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Related to English else.
词源 3
From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Related to English else.
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