naturalisation

IPA/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
IPA/ˌnætʃ.ɚ.rə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

naturalisation — noun

1. The official legal process by which someone who has been living in a foreign cou

1.名詞B2
釋義

The official legal process by which someone who has been living in a foreign country becomes a full citizen of that country.

例句

Heloísa completed her naturalisation paperwork five years after moving to Canada.

pre-modifier: naturalisation + noun (paperwork, application, process)

The judge swore in thirty new citizens at the naturalisation ceremony on Saturday.

collocation: naturalisation ceremony

同義詞
  • citizenship

    refers to the status itself rather than the legal process of acquiring it

  • nationalisation

    easily confused but unrelated — nationalisation means a government taking control of a private company

反義詞

文法句型

naturalisation + noun (application, process, ceremony)

apply for / grant / receive naturalisation

用法筆記

Uncountable — you cannot say 'a naturalisation' on its own. Use 'a naturalisation process' or 'an application for naturalisation'. Common with verbs like 'apply for', 'grant', 'receive', 'complete'.

常見錯誤

❌She got a naturalisation.
✅She got naturalisation through the official process.
💡naturalisation is uncountable; avoid using it with 'a' alone.
❌He naturalised his citizenship.
✅He went through naturalisation to become a citizen.
💡naturalisation is the process itself, not something you do to citizenship.