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