outsider

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is not part of a community or organization.
    — While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
  2. A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
    — Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders?
  3. A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.
    — Johnny was an outsider at this year's karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.
  4. The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread. rare

词形变化

outsiders plural

词汇关系

衍生词
outsider art outsider artist outsiderdom outsiderhood outsiderish outsiderism outsiderly outsider music outsider musician outsiderness rank outsider
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-West Germanic *ūt
Old English ūt
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Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *-ai
Proto-Germanic *ūtai
Proto-West Germanic *ūtē
Old English ūte
Middle English oute
English out
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English outside
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English outsider
From outside + -er.
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