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foreignness

/fawr-in, for-/US // ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- //UK // (ˈfɒrɪn) //

外来性,外国性,外国化,外来因素

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
    • : of or relating to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs.
    • : external to one's own country or nation: a foreign country.
    • : carried on abroad, or with other countries: foreign trade.
    • : belonging to or coming from another district, province, etc.
    • : located outside a specific district, province, etc.
    • : Law. of or relating to law outside of local jurisdiction.of or relating to another jurisdiction, as of another nation or state.
    • : belonging to or proceeding from other persons or things: a statement supported by foreign testimony.
    • : not belonging to the place or body where found: foreign matter in a chemical mixture.
    • : not related to or connected with the thing under consideration: foreign to our discussion.
    • : alien in character; irrelevant or inappropriate; remote.
    • : strange or unfamiliar.

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Examples

  • These were the same girlfriends, half of whom were home-schooling moms pre-covid, whose ideas about K-12 learning were foreign to me.

  • That dependence on foreign chipmakers has long been source of anxiety for China’s leaders.

  • Their basic belief was that if you could stay with people in a foreign country and learn about them directly and vice versa, we would be more likely to have world peace.

  • With the bulk of the votes counted, government officials pointed to the threat of “foreign influence” campaigns — or misinformation — that would try to cast doubt on the election results.

  • This is the largest foreign direct investment in Telangana, a state that was formed in 2014, said Rama Rao.

  • Beyond that, however, he is doubly affected by his foreignness.

  • The rich clothing became him well, and had just a hint of foreignness, as if commonly he were more roughly garbed.

  • Yet every time we cross the Channel we are reminded in some fresh way of the foreignness of foreign countries.

  • Aggie, whose speech had the prettiest faintest foreignness, sweetly and eagerly quavered.

  • The foreignness as an asset overcame his objection to the French, and “an actress” also sounded unconventional.

  • Such words are not unknown to the Englishman, but when he uses them it is with a plain sense of their foreignness.