exile
exile — noun
1. a situation in which someone is forced to leave their home country and live some
a situation in which someone is forced to leave their home country and live somewhere else, often because of their political beliefs or actions.
After the failed uprising, the general lived in exile for twenty years in a remote mountain village.
in exile — prepositional phrase for duration
The writer chose to go into exile rather than write what the government demanded.
go into exile — common verb collocation
During her long exile from Taiwan, Hui kept a diary of memories about her hometown market.
Many artists faced a choice between exile and prison under the old regime.
- banishment
stronger emphasis on punishment; more formal
- expulsion
can be from any group or place, not just a country
- displacement
broader term; may be due to war or disaster, not necessarily political
- homecoming
the return to one's home country after time away
- repatriation
formal process of being sent back to one's own country
文法句型
in exile
go into exile
live in exile
send [someone] into exile
用法筆記
Often used with prepositions 'in' or 'into', and frequently follows verbs like 'go', 'live', 'send', or 'force'.
常見錯誤
2. someone who stays in a foreign country because they were ordered to leave their
someone who stays in a foreign country because they were ordered to leave their homeland or because they decided to remain away voluntarily.
The cafe in London became a meeting place for exiles from many different countries.
exile from [country/place] — prepositional complement
Nala, an exile from her homeland, wrote poems about the mountains she missed.
When the wars ended, many exiles packed their bags and headed home.
The city newspaper was started by a group of exiles who missed news from their own country.
- expatriate
more neutral; often implies voluntary departure
- refugee
flees danger or persecution; often implies no choice
- displaced person
forced to leave home due to war or disaster
文法句型
a political exile
an exile from [country]
用法筆記
Can describe both forced and voluntary absence. When the reason is political, 'political exile' is common. This sense is a countable noun (a person), unlike sense 1 which describes a state.
常見錯誤
exile — verb
1. to force a person to leave their country and live somewhere else, especially as
to force a person to leave their country and live somewhere else, especially as a punishment or for political reasons.
The military government exiled thousands of students simply for demanding better schools.
exiled for [reason] — reason expressed with 'for'
Andrés was exiled to a small island after speaking against the ruling party in public.
passive: was exiled to [place]
Roya's grandfather was exiled from his homeland in 1979 and never saw his family again.
The village elders exiled Cole for breaking the community's oldest rule.
- welcome
to greet someone warmly when they arrive
- repatriate
to send someone back to their own country officially
文法句型
exile [someone] from [place]
be exiled to [place]
be exiled for [reason]
用法筆記
Very commonly used in the passive voice. The person exiled is the grammatical subject, and the authority doing the exiling may be omitted or introduced by 'by'.