1768, modeled on French expatrier "banish" (14c.), from ex- "out of" (see ex-) + patrie "native land," from Latin patria "one's native country," from pater (genitive patris) "father" (see father (n.); also compare patriot). Related: Expatriated; expatriating. The noun is by 1818, "one who has been banished;" main modern sense of "one who chooses to live abroad" is by 1902.
实用例句
1. The French military is preparing to evacuate women and children of expatriate families.
法国军方正准备撤离侨民家庭的妇女儿童。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The writer, an expatriate living in Singapore, has studied and worked in the US.
作者曾在美国读书和工作, 目前旅居新加坡.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Job involvement has mediator effect between expatriate adjustment and job satisfaction.
