To immigrate is to come into a country in order to live there as your home, not just to visit or study for a while. The speaker is standing in the new country, looking at people arriving.

To immigrate immigrate is是 to come into a country in order to live there as your home,進入一個國家、把那裡當成家定居下來, not just to visit or study for a while.而不是只是去玩或短期讀書。 The speaker is standing in the new country,說話的人是站在新的國家那邊, looking at people arriving.看著人們進來。

The pair word is emigrate: that is leaving the old country. Same person, same move — two directions. 'She immigrated to Canada' and 'She emigrated from Taiwan' can describe one life.

The pair word is它的對應字是 emigrate:emigrate: that is leaving the old country.指的是離開原本的國家。 Same person, same move同一個人、同一次搬家 — two directions.只是講的方向不一樣。 'She immigrated to Canada'「She immigrated to Canada」她移民到加拿大 and和 'She emigrated from Taiwan'「She emigrated from Taiwan」她從台灣移出 can describe one life.可以講的是同一個人的同一段人生。

Migrate is the wider word: birds migrate, workers migrate, and people may move without meaning 'forever'. News, forms, and officials use immigrate / immigration a great deal; in casual talk many people just say 'move to'.

Migrate migrate is the wider word:是比較廣的字: birds migrate, workers migrate,鳥會migrate、工人也會migrate, and people may move without meaning 'forever'.人搬動也不一定是要「永遠」。 News, forms, and officials use新聞、表格和官員很常用 immigrate / immigration a great deal;immigrate/immigration這兩個字; in casual talk many people just say但平常聊天很多人就直接說 'move to'.「move to」。

It is a neutral, slightly formal verb.

It is a neutral, slightly formal verb.這是一個中性、稍微正式的動詞。