foreign
adjective
uk/ˈfɒr.ən/us/ˈfɔːr.ən/A2
belongingorconnectedto acountrythat is notyourown:
外国的Spain was the first foreigncountryshe hadvisited.西班牙是她访问过的第一个海外国家。
foreignlanguages外语
Hisworkprovidedhim with theopportunityfor a lot of foreigntravel.他的工作给他提供了很多出国旅行的机会。
foreign toformal
C2
Something can bedescribedas foreign to aparticularpersonif they do notknowabout it or it is not withintheirexperience:
对…来说是陌生的Thewholeconceptofdemocracy, sheclaimed, wasutterlyforeign to thepresentgovernment.她声称，民主这一整套概念对于现任政府来说是极其陌生的。
A foreignobjectorsubstancehasenteredsomethingelse,possiblybyaccident, and does notbelongthere:
异质的；外来的a foreignobject/substance异物
foreignmatter异质
- As aleader, he's beencriticizedfor hisinexperiencein foreignaffairs.
- He istryingtopersuadelocaland foreignbusinessestoinvestin theproject.
- Thegovernmentwantedaninflowof foreigninvestment.
- The foreigninvaderswerefinallydefeatedbyalliedforces.
- Mygrandfatherhas aprofoundmistrustof anything new or foreign.
Unknown and unfamiliar
- alien
- alienly
- alienness
- anti-foreign
- anti-foreigner
- murky/uncharted watersidiom
- not be insomeone'svocabularyidiom
- obscure
- obscurely
- obscurity
- shadowy
- TBD
- terra incognita
- the outside worldidiom
- uncharted
- uncommon
- undefined
- unsung
- untried
- unused