emigrate

emigrate — 動詞

1. to move away from the country where you were born or have lived, with the intent

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

移民；移居

離開本國，定居他國

to move away from the country where you were born or have lived, with the intention of settling permanently in a different country

例句

Ravi and his family emigrated from India to Canada in 2019.

Ravi 一家人在 2019 年從印度移居到加拿大。

emigrate from [country] to [country] — full pattern

Many young engineers emigrate to find better job opportunities abroad.

許多年輕工程師為了在海外找到更好的工作機會而移民。

emigrate + infinitive of purpose

同義詞
  • migrate

    broader term — used for both people and animals; can be seasonal or temporary, whereas emigrate is always permanent

  • relocate

    more general and formal — can refer to moving within the same country; does not carry the cross-border implication

  • move abroad

    less formal, common in conversation; slightly weaker on the permanence requirement

反義詞
  • immigrate

    the mirror action from the receiving country's perspective

  • repatriate

    to return to your own country after living abroad

文法句型

emigrate + from + place

emigrate + to + place

用法筆記

Intransitive only — you cannot 'emigrate someone.' The origin country is typically introduced with from, and the destination with to. Unlike migrate, which can describe seasonal or temporary movement, emigrate always implies a permanent relocation.

常見錯誤

❌My grandparents immigrated from Poland in the 1980s.
✅My grandparents emigrated from Poland in the 1980s.
💡immigrate emphasises the destination country you are entering; emigrate emphasises the country you are leaving.
❌The company emigrated its workers to the new factory.
✅The workers emigrated from their home country to the new factory.
💡emigrate is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.