单词 | exile |
释义 | exile —exilable, adj. —exiler, n. /eg"zuyl, ek"suyl/, n. , v. , exiled, exiling. n. 1. expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree. 2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. 3. a person banished from his or her native land. 4. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile. 5. anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances. 6. the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597-538 B.C. v.t. 7. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate. 8. to separate from country, home, etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his family. [1250-1300; ME exil banishment < L ex(s)ilium, equiv. to exsul banished person + -ium -IUM] Syn. 7, 8. evict, drive out, cast out, eject, deport. |
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