xenophobic
/ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [zˌɛnəfˈɑbɪk] /ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk/ (ame, ipa)
xenophobic — 形容詞
- xenophobicpositive
- more xenophobiccomparative
- most xenophobicsuperlative
1. feeling or expressing strong hostility or fear toward people born in a different
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
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
The radio host's xenophobic rant blamed immigrants for rising rent prices across the city.
那位電臺主持人的排外謾罵將全市房租上漲歸咎於移民。
Erik refused to hire Gabriel because of his foreign accent — a plainly xenophobic decision.
Erik 只因為 Gabriel 有外國口音就不願錄用他——這明顯是排外的決定。
Jin endured xenophobic bullying at school after his family moved to London from Busan.
Jin 全家從釜山搬到倫敦後，他在學校遭受了排外霸凌。
- 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
- 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.