expatriation /ˌɛksˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/ n.
移居国外;侨居;放弃国籍。指一个人离开自己的祖国,到另一个国家定居或长期生活的行为,也可指正式放弃某国国籍的法律行为。
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After years of planning, her expatriation to France finally became a reality.
经过多年的筹划,她移居法国的计划终于成为了现实。
The novelist's voluntary expatriation allowed him to observe his homeland from a distance, which deeply influenced the themes of alienation and belonging in his later works.
这位小说家自愿的旅居海外经历使他得以从远处审视自己的祖国,这深刻地影响了他后期作品中关于疏离与归属的主题。
该词源自拉丁语 ex(出、离开)和 patria(祖国、故土),合在一起即"离开祖国"之意。经由中世纪拉丁语 expatriare 演变为法语 expatriation,17世纪传入英语。词根 patria 与 pater(父亲)同源,反映了古代将"祖国"视为"父辈之地"的观念。