alien 英 [ˈeɪliən]   美 [ˈeliən,ˈeljən]

alien

alien  英 [ˈeɪliən] 美 [ˈeliən,ˈeljən]

adj. 陌生的;异域的;外星的  n. 外国人;外星人 

进行时:aliening  过去式:aliened  过去分词:aliened  第三人称单数:aliens  名词复数:aliens 

alien beings from outer space 外星人
an alien environment 陌生的环境

  • Something that's alien is different or foreign. In science fiction, space aliens come from other planets. In reality, illegal aliens come from other countries.
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  • adj. 陌生的;异域的;外星的
  • n. 外国人;外星人
  • 1. alien beings from outer space

    外星人

  • 2. an alien environment

    陌生的环境

  • 3. an alien culture

    异族文化

  • 4. The idea is alien to our religion.

    这种思想与我们的宗教不相容。

  • 5. an illegal alien

    非法外侨

  • alien (adj.) c. 1300, "strange, foreign," from Old French alien "strange, foreign;" as a noun, "an alien, stranger, foreigner," from Latin alienus "of or belonging to another, not one's own, foreign, strange," also, as a noun, "a stranger, foreigner," adjective from alius (adv.) "another, other, different," from PIE root *al- (1) "beyond."
  • alien (n.) "foreigner, citizen of a foreign land," early 14c., from alien (adj.) or from noun use of the adjective in French and Latin. In the science fiction sense "being from another planet," from 1953.
alien / ˈeɪliən ; NAmE ˈeɪliən / adjective , noun alien aliens adjective 1 alien(to sb/sth) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to 陌生的;不熟悉 SYN hostile an alien environment 陌生的环境 In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security. 在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。 2 ( often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign 外国的;异域的 an alien culture 异族文化 3 ( disapproving) not usual or acceptable 不相容;相抵触;格格不入 aliento sb/sth The idea is alien to our religion. 这种思想与我们的宗教不相容。 Cruelty was quite alien to him. 他绝无残忍之心。 4 connected with creatures from another world 外星的 alien beings from outer space 外星人 noun 1 ( NAmE also ˌnon-ˈcitizen ) ( law or technical 术语 ) a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work 外国人;外侨 an illegal alien 非法外侨 compare resident alien 2 a creature from another world 外星生物 aliens from outer space 外星人 alien / ˈeɪliən ; NAmE ˈeɪliən /
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