foreigners

IPA/ˈfɒr.ə.nər/
KK[fˈɔrənɚz]IPA/ˈfɔːr.ə.nɚ/

foreigners — noun

  • foreignerssingular
  • foreignersesplural

1. Someone who lives in or visits a country that is not their own country of citize

1.名詞A2
釋義

Someone who lives in or visits a country that is not their own country of citizenship or birth — the plural form is commonly used when referring to groups of people from other nations.

例句

Iker's language school helped many foreigners learn Spanish before their university courses started.

countable noun: many foreigners + purpose clause

Yael noticed that most foreigners at the conference spoke English as a common language.

同義詞
  • outsider

    Stronger emotional sense — suggests not belonging, while 'foreigner' is neutral about belonging and purely based on nationality

  • visitor

    Implies a short stay; a foreigner may live permanently in the country

  • non-native

    More formal; common in ecological or technical contexts (e.g. 'non-native species')

反義詞
  • native

    A person born in a particular place

  • citizen

    A person who has full legal rights in a country

  • local

    Informal — a person who lives in the area, regardless of nationality

用法筆記

This entry shows the plural form 'foreigners', which is very common in everyday English. The singular 'foreigner' (e.g. 'one foreigner') is also used. Unlike some plural-only nouns, 'foreigners' follows regular countable-noun grammar: you can say 'one foreigner', 'two foreigners', 'many foreigners', etc.

常見錯誤

❌He is a foreigner in his own hometown.
✅He feels like a stranger in his own hometown.
💡'Foreigner' means someone from another country, not someone who feels unfamiliar with a place.
❌The company hired three foreigners from the same city.
✅The company hired three people from the same city.
💡'Foreigner' only fits when the person comes from a different country, not a different city in the same country.