| 释义 |
ex·ile
I. \ˈegˌzīl, ˈekˌsīl, chiefly archaic ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ or igˈz- or ikˈs-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English exil, from Middle French exil, essil, from Latin exilium, from ex- ex- (I) + -ilium (probably akin to Greek alasthai to wander) — more at amble
1.
a. : forced removal from one's native country : expulsion from home : banishment
b. : voluntary absence from one's country
2.
a. : a person expelled from his country by authority
b. : one who separates himself from his home
3. obsolete : devastation, ruin, waste
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English exilen, from Middle French exilier, essilier, from Late Latin exiliare to exile, from Latin exilium
1. : to banish or expel from one's own country or home : drive away
< calling home our exiled friends abroad — Shakespeare >
2. obsolete : devastate, ruin
Synonyms: see banish
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exilis, probably from exigere to drive out, demand, weigh, measure
archaic : slender, thin; also : scanty, poor |