transnational
UK/trænz'næʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/træns'næʃәnl/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Extending or operating across national borders.
跨国的；超越国界的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtrans-across, beyond
+
nationalborn, birth
=transnational
trans- (across) + national = "across national borders." Stresses crossing or transcending borders, common in academic writing (transnational identity).
Common Collocations
- 1.transnational corporation跨国公司
- 2.transnational crime跨国犯罪
- 3.transnational identity跨国身份认同
- 4.transnational cooperation跨国合作
Example Sentences
- 1.
Transnational crime is hard for any single country to stop.
- 2.
The study explores transnational identity among migrants.