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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary alien \\ˈā-lē-ən, ˈāl-yən\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin alienus, from alius
DATE 14th century
1. a. belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange b. relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : foreign c. exotic 12. differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibilitySynonyms: see extrinsic • alien·ly adverb• alien·ness \\-lē-ən-nəs, -yən-nəs\\ nounnoun DATE 14th century
1. a person of another family, race, or nation2. a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country; broadly : a foreign-born citizen3. extraterrestrial 4. exotic 1transitive verb DATE 14th century
1. alienate , estrange 2. to make over (as property)
alien alien ( adj.) mid-14 c., "strange, foreign," from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . alien, from L. alienus "of or belonging to another," adj. form of alius "(an)other" (see alias). Meaning "of another planet" first recorded 1944 in science fiction writing; the noun in this sense is from 1953. The noun sense of "foreigner" is first attested early 14 c. An alien priory ( c.1500) is one owing obedience to a mother abbey in a foreign country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishalien
adj. VERBS be, feel, seem | become | find sth It was an act of violence that she found alien and shocking. ADV. very | completely, entirely, totally, utterly | quite, somewhat | essentially living in an essentially alien culture PREP. to They spoke a language totally alien to him.
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishalien
noun ADJ. enemy During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien. | illegal Illegal aliens are usually deported to their country of origin. | undesirable | resident Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 alienalien / 5eiliEn / adjective1. ~ (to sb / sth) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to 陌生的；不熟悉 SYN hostile : an alien environment 陌生的环境 In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security. 在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。 2. (often disapproving) from another country or society; foreign 外国的；异域的: an alien culture 异族文化 3. ~ to sb / sth ( disapproving) not usual or acceptable 不相容；相抵触；格格不入: The idea is alien to our religion. 这种思想与我们的宗教不相容。 Cruelty was quite alien to him. 他绝无残忍之心。 4. connected with creatures from another world 外星的: alien beings from outer space 外星人 noun1. ( NAmE also 7non-'citizen) (law 律 or technical 术语) a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work 外国人；外侨: an illegal alien 非法外侨 ⇨ compare resident alien 2. a creature from another world 外星人: aliens from outer space 外星人
alien adj.
⇨ foreign (alone in an alien land) ⇨ strange 2 (a world that is alien and dangerous) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged alienI. \ˈālyən, -lēən\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin alienus, from alius other — more at else 1. a. : belonging or relating to another person or place : strange < followed the crops north and back again year after year, alien and set apart — Marjory S. Douglas > b. : relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country, land, or government : foreign < the government's attempt to expel all alien agents >2. : different in nature or character : far removed — used with from < with an effect entirely alien from the one intended >3. a. : of a foreign character or origin : belonging to something else < a statement alien to the topic under consideration > b. : repugnant in nature : hostile , opposed — used with to < a political philosophy alien to democracy >Synonyms: see extrinsic II. noun( -s) Etymology: Middle English, from alien, adjective 1. : a person of another family, race, or place : stranger 2. : one owing allegiance to another country : a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country; broadly : a foreign-born citizen 3. archaic : one excluded from certain privileges : one alienated or estranged III. transitive verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English alienen, from Latin alienare, from alienus1. : alienate , estrange < aliened from all thoughts of … the marriage — Edward Hyde >2. : to make over (as property or ownership) IV. noun: extraterrestrial herein
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