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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·ile
ETYMOLOGY Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil,from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile DATE 14th century 1. a. the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home b. the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home 2. a person who is in exile
transitive verb (ex·iled ; ex·il·ing) DATE 14th century : to banish or expel from one's own country or home Synonyms: see banish English Etymology exile exile (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr . exillier, from L.L. exilare, from L.exilium "banishment," from exul "banished person," from ex-"away" + PIE root *al- "to wander" (cf. Gk. alasthai "I wander"). The noun is also c.1300. Derived in ancient times by folk etymology from L. solum "soil."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 exile exile / 5eksail; 5e^zail / noun1. [U, sing.] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment 流放；流亡；放逐: to be / live in exile 在流放中；过流放生活 to be forced / sent into exile 被迫/被流放 to go into exile 流亡 a place of exile 流放地 He returned after 40 years of exile. 他流放 40 年后归来。 2. [C] a person who chooses, or is forced to live away from his or her own country 流亡国外者；被流放者；离乡背井者: political exiles 政治流亡者 a tax exile (= a rich person who moves to another country where taxes are lower) 迁居低税国家的富人 verb[VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (from...) to force sb to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment; to send sb into exile 流放；放逐: the party's exiled leaders 该党的流亡领袖 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English exile verb ADV. permanently, temporarily | effectively He was effectively exiled after a failed bid for power. PREP. from The family was exiled from France. | to He was exiled to Siberia. OLT exile verb ⇨ expel exile noun ⇨ refugee Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·ile I. \ˈegˌzīl, ˈekˌsīl, chiefly archaic ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ or igˈz- or ikˈs-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English exil, from Middle French exil, essil, from Latin exilium, from ex- ex- (I) + -ilium (probably akin to Greek alasthai to wander) — more at amble 1. a. : forced removal from one's native country : expulsion from home : banishment b. : voluntary absence from one's country 2. a. : a person expelled from his country by authority b. : one who separates himself from his home 3. obsolete : devastation , ruin , waste II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English exilen, from Middle French exilier, essilier, from Late Latin exiliare to exile, from Latin exilium 1. : to banish or expel from one's own country or home : drive away < calling home our exiled friends abroad — Shakespeare > 2. obsolete : devastate , ruin Synonyms: see banish III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exilis, probably from exigere to drive out, demand, weigh, measure archaic : slender , thin ; also : scanty , poor |
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