形容詞 foreign:

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
2. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
   同義詞：strange
3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
   同義詞：alien
4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
   同義詞：extraneous

1. In the USA foreign policy is decided by the federal government and federal laws are made by Congress.
   美國外交政策取決于聯(lián)邦政府，聯(lián)邦法律由國會制定。
2. Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?
   你能解釋這些外文詞的意思嗎？
3. Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
   近年來我們的對外貿(mào)易有所擴大。
4. He's visited many foreign countries and has learnt several foreign languages.
   他訪問過許多國家，并學(xué)會了好幾種外語。
5. It's not easy to master a foreign language.
   掌握一門外語并不容易。
6. She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature.
   她是個很好的婦人，冷酷不是她的本性。
7. The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
   她的手指腫脹是手指內(nèi)有異物引起的。

for.eign

adj.Abbr. for.（形容詞）縮寫 for.
Located away from one`s native country:
在國外的：位于本國之外的：
例句：
on business in a foreign city.
在國外的一個城市出差

Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:
外國的，外地的，外來的：（來自）一個不被尊重的地方或國家的或有其特點的 ：
例句：
a foreign custom.
外來的風(fēng)俗

Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:
對外的：牽涉到或卷入其它國家或政府的；非國內(nèi)的：
例句：
foreign trade.
對外貿(mào)易

Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside:
外來的，異質(zhì)的：處于身體不正?；虿缓线m位置的，尤指由外界導(dǎo)致的：
例句：
a foreign object in the eye.
眼睛中的異物

Not natural; alien:
相異的：違背常規(guī)的；不相符的：
例句：
Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
妒忌與她的天性格格不入

Not germane; irrelevant.
無關(guān)的；不相干的
Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.
外裁的：裁決權(quán)屬于另一個政治機構(gòu)的

來源：
Middle English forein
中古英語 forein
from Old French forain
源自 古法語 forain
from Late Latin for3nus [on the outside]
源自 后期拉丁語 for3nus [在外面]
from Latin for3s [outside] * see dhwer-
源自 拉丁語 for3s [外面] *參見 dhwer-

【引伸】
for.eignness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>foreign,alien,exotic,strangeThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world.:
這些形容詞共有的核心意思是.外地或外國的，來自外地或外國的，有外地或外國特點的：.
例句：
a foreign accent;
外國口音；

例句：
alien customs;
外國風(fēng)俗；

例句：
exotic birds;
外國種的鳥；

例句：
moved to a strange city. See also Synonyms at extrinsic
搬到一個陌生的城市 參見同義詞 extrinsic