But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
但是,那些不但与外国旅游者隔绝,而且与本国同胞隔绝的人们有可能对游客抱有敌意。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 48 The silent village

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people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
foreign ['fɔrən] 词频1 词根: 统治
adj. 外国的,外交的;外来的;不相干的;[医]异质的;
💡 fore 表示”论坛,公共发言的地方”,”户外,
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
近义:newfangled, outlandish, overseas, strange, alien, exotic 反义:indigenous, native, autochthonal, autochthonic, primal, primeval
hostile ['hɑstl] 词频2 词根: hostis
adj. 敌人的,敌对的;怀有敌意的;不利的; n. 敌对者,敌对物;敌方;
💡 host敌人+ile...的 → 敌意的
"The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience."
演讲人遭到了听众喝倒彩。
近义:inimical, litigious, opposing, pernicious, polemic, pugnacious 反义:hearty, hospitable, approachable, kind, kindly, likable
countrymen
n. 同胞;乡下人;国民(countryman的复数形式)
近义:townsfolk, townspeople, citizenry, citizens
tourists
n. 旅行者, 观光客( tourist的名词复数 )

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