词组 | expatriate |
释义 | expatriate The spelling expatriot, created by the influence of patriot, is occasionally used for the noun expatriate. • ... potentially dangerous expatriots such as Lee Harvey Oswald —N. Y. Times, 24 May 1965 • ... the German expatriot poet Heine —N. Y. University Bulletin, Spring 1967 Expatriot is perceived as a misspelling and is not entered in current dictionaries. However, its use is frequent enough to allow the possibility of its becoming an acceptable variant spelling in the future. Until that happens, expect criticism if you use it. |
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