oversea

IPA/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/
KK[ˌovɚsˈi]IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiːz/

oversea — adjective

  • overseapositive
  • more overseacomparative
  • most overseasuperlative

1. related to another country, or based there instead of in your own country.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

related to another country, or based there instead of in your own country.

例句

The company opened an oversea office near the port in Manila.

pattern: oversea + noun

Antonia joined an oversea study program at a college in Perth.

collocation: oversea study program

同義詞
  • foreign

    broader; it can describe anything from another country, not only activity abroad

  • international

    usually stresses links between countries, not simply being located in one other country

  • offshore

    can overlap in business settings, though it often suggests finance or location at sea

反義詞
  • domestic

    inside the home country rather than abroad

  • local

    near a particular place, not based in another country

文法句型

oversea + noun

用法筆記

Usually comes before a noun, especially with words about offices, study, trade, or travel. In modern everyday English, many speakers prefer overseas, so oversea often appears as a less common adjective form rather than after the verb.

常見錯誤

❌My cousin studied oversea for a year.
✅My cousin studied overseas for a year.
💡oversea is an adjective before a noun, but overseas is the usual adverb after the verb.