核心畫面

A person pushed out through the door of their own country, with the door shut behind them — still living, but somewhere else, and not by choice.

一個人被推出自己國家的大門,門在身後關上了。他沒有消失,還在別的地方吃飯睡覺過日子,只是那扇門進不去——而且不是他自更多收起一個人被推出自己國家的大門,門在身後關上了。他沒有消失,還在別的地方吃飯睡覺過日子,只是那扇門進不去——而且不是他自己選擇要走的,通常是政治上待不下去了。exile 三個用法都繞著這一幕轉:那段回不去的日子、處在那段日子裡的人,還有把人推出門的那個動作。

From the word’s history

Latin exsilium ('state of exile') comes from exsul, 'a person driven out' — the word names the condition of being outside, which is exactly the modern picture: not where you belong.

拉丁文 exsilium 的意思就是「流亡這個狀態」,而它來自 exsul(被逐出的人),ex- 是「出去」。也就是說,這個字從一開始講的就不是旅行或搬家,而是「被弄到外面去」這件事本身——現代英文用的還是同一個畫面。

本題提供的詞源資料(Wiktionary):Middle English exil ← Old French essil/exil ← Latin exsilium, exilium ← exsul/exul(被放逐的人)

Two branches

被迫離開國家的那段處境,以及處在裡面的人

這一家是核心畫面的靜態面:門已經關上之後的狀態,和站在門外的那個人。

forced exile (state) · noun · C2

The state of being forced to leave your own country and live in another country, especially because of politics.

流亡

把人趕出去的那個動作

動詞是核心畫面的起點:門是被誰關上的、人是被誰推出去的。

banish · verb · C2

To force a person to leave their own country and live in another one, especially because of politics.

放逐

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

exilenoun/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/

  • 1

    The state of being banished from one's home or country.

    • He lived in exile.
    • They chose exile rather than assimilation.
  • 2

    Someone who is banished from their home or country.

    • She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.
    • Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.

exileverb/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/

  • 1

    To send (someone or something) into exile.

    • Calling home our exiled friends abroad.
    • She, mouldering with the dull earth's mouldering sod, / Inwrapt tenfold in slothful shame, / Lay there exiled from eternal God, / Lost to her place and name.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。