foreign

描述词 foreign:

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
2. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
   同义词：strange
3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
   同义词：alien
4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
   同义词：extraneous

1. In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress.
   美国交际政策取决于联邦当局，联邦法令由国会拟定。
2. Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?
   你能诠释这些外文词的意义吗？
3. Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
   最近几年来咱们的对外商业有所扩展。
4. He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.
   他拜候过很多国度，并学会了好几种外语。
5. It's not easy to master a foreign language.
   把握一门外语并不轻易。
6. She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.
   她是个很好的妇人，刻毒不是她的本性。
7. The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
   她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引发的。

for.eign

adj.Abbr. for.（描述词）缩写 for.
Located away from one`s native country:
在外洋的：位于本国以外的：
例句：
on business in a foreign city.
在外洋的一个都会出差

Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:
本国的，外埠的，外来的：（来自）一个不被尊敬的处所或国度的或有其特色的 ：
例句：
a foreign custom.
外来的风尚

Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:
对外的：牵扯到或卷入别的国度或当局的；非国际的：
例句：
foreign trade.
对外商业

Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside:
外来的，异质的：处于身材不一般或分歧适地位的，尤指由外界致使的：
例句：
a foreign object in the eye.
眼睛中的异物

Not natural; alien:
相异的：违反惯例的；不符合的：
例句：
Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
吃醋与她的本性水乳交融

Not germane; irrelevant.
有关的；不相关的
Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.
外裁的：裁决权属于另外一个政治机构的

来历：
Middle English forein
中古英语 forein
from Old French forain
源自 古法语 forain
from Late Latin for3nus [on the outside]
源自 前期拉丁语 for3nus [在里面]
from Latin for3s [outside] * see dhwer-
源自 拉丁语 for3s [里面] *参见 dhwer-

【引申】
for.eignness
n.（名词）
<参考辞汇><同义词>foreign,alien,exotic,strangeThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world.:
这些描述词共有的焦点意义是.外埠或本国的，来自外埠或本国的，有外埠或本国特色的：.
例句：
a foreign accent;
本国口音；

例句：
alien customs;
本国风尚；

例句：
exotic birds;
本国种的鸟；

例句：
moved to a strange city. See also Synonyms at extrinsic
搬到一个目生的都会 参见同义词 extrinsic