xenophobic

IPA/ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk/
KK[zˌɛnəfˈɑbɪk]IPA/ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk/

xenophobic — 形容詞

  • xenophobicpositive
  • more xenophobiccomparative
  • most xenophobicsuperlative

1. feeling or expressing strong hostility or fear toward people born in a different

1.形容詞C1
釋義

排外

對外國人懷有強烈敵意或恐懼

feeling or expressing strong hostility or fear toward people born in a different country

例句

Dario's xenophobic comments made the new Syrian family feel unwelcome in the building.

Dario 的排外言論讓新搬來的敘利亞家庭在大樓裡感到不受歡迎。

collocation: xenophobic comments

Rania was shocked by the xenophobic graffiti sprayed across the Turkish bakery's front window.

Rania 看到土耳其烘焙坊的櫥窗被噴上排外塗鴉，感到十分震驚。

collocation: xenophobic graffiti

常見搭配
  • xenophobic attitudes
  • xenophobic rhetoric
  • xenophobic attacks
  • xenophobic views
  • xenophobic sentiment
  • xenophobic policies
同義詞
  • racist

    broader — targets race, not specifically foreign origin

  • nativist

    more political; focuses on favouring native-born citizens over immigrants

  • bigoted

    wider — intolerant of any group, not only foreigners

  • prejudiced

    broader and milder — judging anyone without knowing them

反義詞
  • welcoming

    the most common everyday opposite

  • xenophilic

    the direct opposite — attracted to foreign people and cultures (rare, formal)

  • cosmopolitan

    comfortable with and interested in many different cultures

用法筆記

A strongly negative label used to criticise attitudes or behaviour as irrationally hostile. Calling a person or action xenophobic is a serious judgement, not a neutral description.

常見錯誤

He made a xenophobic remark about her dark skin.
He made a racist remark about her dark skin.
xenophobic targets people from other countries; racist targets people based on race, including those from the same country.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • xenophobic rhetoric
  • xenophobic sentiment
  • xenophobic attitudes
  • xenophobic violence

副詞搭配

  • deeply xenophobic
  • openly xenophobic
  • increasingly xenophobic

常用片語

  • a xenophobic streak
  • xenophobic undertones

介系詞搭配

  • xenophobic towards
  • xenophobic against