“移居”常见的英文表达有 emigrate、immigrate 和 relocate,具体使用哪个词取决于语境和想要强调的方面:
emigrate: 指从本国移居到外国,强调“离开本国”这一动作。例如:He decided to emigrate to Canada for better job opportunities.(他决定移居加拿大以寻求更好的工作机会 。)
immigrate:指从外国移居到本国,强调“进入本国”这一动作。例如:Many people choose to immigrate to Australia because of its high quality of life.(许多人因为澳大利亚高质量的生活而选择移居到这里。)
relocate: 意思更宽泛,指从一个地方搬到另一个地方居住或工作,不特别强调是跨国还是国内搬迁,更侧重于“重新安置”这一行为。例如:After getting a promotion, she had to relocate to the company's headquarters in another city.(得到晋升后,她不得不搬到公司位于另一个城市的总部所在地居住 。)