emigrant

/ˈemɪɡrənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈemɪɡrənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈe-mi-grənt/ (ame, mw)

emigrant — noun

  • emigrantsingular
  • emigrantsplural

1. someone who has left their own country to live for a long time in another one, v

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone who has left their own country to live for a long time in another one, viewed from the perspective of the country they have left.

例句

Aylin's grandfather was an emigrant from Turkey who settled in Berlin in 1962.

an emigrant from [country]

Many Irish emigrants sailed to New York during the famine years of the 1840s.

plural emigrants + destination

同義詞
  • expatriate

    voluntary, often for work; less about permanent resettlement

  • émigré

    formal; usually someone who left for political reasons

  • migrant

    broader term; may move within or between countries, sometimes seasonally

反義詞
  • immigrant

    same person from the receiving country's perspective

文法句型

an emigrant from [country]

an emigrant to [country]

用法筆記

Use 'emigrant' when the focus is on someone leaving their original country; use 'immigrant' when the focus is on someone arriving in a new country. The same person is both, depending on viewpoint.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is an emigrant in Canada now.
✅My uncle is an immigrant in Canada now.
💡once the person has arrived and is settled in the new country, English speakers use 'immigrant'.
❌She emigrant to Australia last year.
✅She emigrated to Australia last year.
💡'emigrant' is a noun; the verb form is 'emigrate'.

emigrant — adjective