2007年7月2日 星期一

英英單字圖文記憶(190) - deport

英英單字圖文記憶(190)

deport [dɪˈpɔ:rt]:

If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there.【驅逐(非本國居民)出境】

【分解】:
【前缀】de = away ,表:離開。
【字根】port = carry,表示:拿;港口。
【分析】:deport  = 拿離開港口。引申為:驅逐出境。

For example,
The Home Office is usually quick to deport undesirables.
內政部通常會迅速地將不受歡迎人士驅逐出境。