repatriate(动词):把(某人)遣返回国;使(资金、资产等)汇回本国。也可作名词,指“被遣返回国的人”(较少见)。
/ˌriːˈpeɪtri.eɪt/
They repatriated the injured workers after the accident.
事故后,他们把受伤的工人遣返回国。
After the conflict ended, the government worked with aid agencies to repatriate thousands of refugees and help them rebuild their lives.
冲突结束后,政府与援助机构合作,遣返数千名难民,并帮助他们重建生活。
源自拉丁语 patria(“祖国、故土”),与 patriot(爱国者)同源;前缀 re- 表示“回、再次”,因此 repatriate 字面意思是“回到祖国”。该词常见于战争、外交、移民、国际劳工与金融语境(如“利润汇回”)。