refugee
Definitions
A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or disaster
难民，（因战争、迫害、灾难而被迫离开本国的）流亡者
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back) + fug (flee) + -ee (one who undergoes) = 'one who has fled.' Where refuge is the safe place, refugee is the person running to it. English took the word from French réfugié, keeping the -ee suffix that marks the one on the receiving/undergoing end of the action.
Root fug still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.refugee camp难民营
- 2.refugee crisis难民危机
- 3.political refugee政治难民
- 4.refugee status难民身份
Example Sentences
- 1.
The camp now shelters more than ten thousand refugees.
- 2.
She arrived as a refugee and later became a celebrated author.
- 3.
The country agreed to grant the refugees permanent residency.
Easily Confused
refugee vs immigrant vs migrant — A refugee is forced out by war, persecution, or disaster and seeks protection. An immigrant chooses to settle permanently in a new country. A migrant moves (often for work), with no implication of being forced. Forced and fleeing → refugee; by choice → migrant/immigrant.