deportee

IPA/ˌdiːpɔːˈtiː/

KK[dˌipɔrtˈi]IPA/ˌdiːpɔːrˈtiː/

1.名詞B2

釋義

someone who a government forces to leave a country, either because they lack legal permission to stay or because a court has ordered their removal

例句

Tamar was listed as a deportee after her student visa expired.

passive: be listed as a deportee

The deportee waited in a small room at the airport for seven hours.

同義詞

exile
an exile may leave voluntarily or for political reasons, not necessarily by a legal deportation order
expelled person
more general; can refer to removal from a school or organisation, not only from a country

反義詞

asylum seeker
someone asking to enter and stay in a country for protection, the opposite situation

❌The deportee fled the war and crossed the border at night.

✅The refugee fled the war and crossed the border at night.

💡A deportee is forced out by a government; a refugee chooses to flee from danger.

deportee — noun