deportation
UK/.di:pɒ:'teiʃәn/US
GRE六级B1
释义
n.
The action of forcibly removing a foreign national from a country, usually by official order.
驱逐出境；遣返
词根拆分
词根派生de-（离开）+ port（搬运）+ -ation（过程后缀）= 「搬走的行为」。deport 的名词形式，已收窄到现代法律义：国家命令的外国人驱逐。
词根 port 还连着 95 个词使用指南
- 法律/移民语域：face deportation, order of deportation, deportation hearing — 正式程序
- 与 exile 区别：deportation 是政府驱逐外国人；exile 是流放本国人（常因政治原因）
- 多用被动：was deported / faces deportation — 主动方是国家
例句
- 1.
He is facing deportation after overstaying his visa.
他签证逾期，面临遣返。
- 2.
The court issued an order of deportation against the convicted spy.
法院对这名被判罪的间谍下达了驱逐令。
- 3.
Activists protested mass deportations of asylum seekers.
活动人士抗议大规模遣返寻求庇护者。