An émigré is a person who has left their own country and is living in another one, and the reason they left is political. Something happened at home — a revolution, a war, a government they could not live under — and they got out. They may hope to go back one day when things change. Many never do.

An émigré一個émigré is a person who has left their own country and is living in another one是離開自己國家、住在另一個國家的人，and the reason they left is political而且離開的原因是政治因素。Something happened at home家鄉發生了什麼事——a revolution, a war, a government they could not live under一場革命、一場戰爭，或一個他們沒辦法忍受的政府——and they got out於是他們離開了。They may hope to go back one day他們可能希望有一天能回去 when things change等情況改變的時候。Many但很多人 never do從沒能回去

Compare it with the words next to it, because that is the only way to feel the difference. An 'immigrant' is anyone who moves to a new country to live, for any reason at all: work, family, weather, study. A 'refugee' is someone forced to run, usually in danger, usually with nothing, and it is a legal word — governments decide who is a refugee. An 'exile' is someone who cannot go home, often because they were thrown out.

Compare it with the words next to it拿它跟旁邊那些字比一比，because that is the only way to feel the difference因為這是感受出差別的唯一辦法。An immigrant「immigrant移民」 is anyone who moves to a new country to live是指搬到新國家去住的任何人，for any reason at all理由隨便什麼都行：work, family, weather, study工作、家庭、氣候、唸書。A refugee「refugee難民」 is someone forced to run是被迫逃離的人，usually in danger, usually with nothing通常有生命危險、通常什麼都沒帶，and it is a legal word而且這是個法律用語——governments decide who is a refugee政府說了算誰才是難民。An exile「exile流亡者」 is someone who cannot go home是回不了家的人，often because they were thrown out常常是因為被趕出去的

An émigré sits near exile, but the feeling is different: an émigré usually left by their own decision, one step ahead of trouble, and often had enough money or standing to land somewhere and keep living a recognisable life. So the word carries a quiet hint of the educated and the comfortable — writers, artists, aristocrats, professors, former officials.

An émigré sits near exileémigré的意思跟exile很接近，but the feeling is different但語感不一樣：an émigré usually left by their own decisionémigré通常是自己決定離開的，one step ahead of trouble是在麻煩找上門之前先一步走，and often had enough money or standing而且通常有足夠的錢或地位 to land somewhere and keep living a recognisable life能落腳某處、繼續過著還算體面的生活。So the word carries a quiet hint of the educated and the comfortable所以這個字暗暗帶著一種有知識、生活無虞的意味——writers, artists, aristocrats, professors, former officials作家、藝術家、貴族、教授、前官員

You will read about Russian émigrés in Paris after 1917, or Cuban émigrés in Miami. You would not normally use it for a farmer who walked across a border with nothing; that person is a refugee.

You will read about Russian émigrés in Paris after 1917你會讀到1917年後住在巴黎的俄國émigrés，or Cuban émigrés in Miami或住在邁阿密的古巴émigrés。You would not normally use it for a farmer who walked across a border with nothing你不會拿它形容一個什麼都沒帶、徒步越過邊境的農夫——that person is a refugee那個人是refugee難民

The word is formal and literary. It shows up in history writing, journalism, and novels far more than in speech. In Taiwan, if you are talking about your own life or your friends' lives, you will almost always want 'immigrant' instead. Note also that it usually describes people looking back at a home country — 'émigré' rather than 'immigrant' keeps your eye on where they came from, while 'immigrant' keeps your eye on where they arrived.

The word這個字 is formal and literary是正式、文學性的用語。It shows up in history writing, journalism, and novels它出現在歷史寫作、新聞報導和小說裡，far more than in speech遠比在口語裡常見。In Taiwan在台灣，if you are talking about your own life or your friends' lives如果你在講自己或朋友的人生，you will almost always want immigrant instead你幾乎都該用「immigrant」才對。Note also that it usually describes people looking back at a home country也要注意它通常是在講回望故鄉的人——émigré rather than immigrant keeps your eye on where they came from用「émigré」而不是「immigrant」，焦點是放在他們從哪裡來，while immigrant keeps your eye on where they arrived而「immigrant」的焦點是放在他們到了哪裡

It can also work as an adjective before a noun: an émigré community, émigré writers, the émigré press. English kept both French accents. You will sometimes see it written 'emigre' with none, and that is accepted, though the accented spelling is the standard one in careful writing. The plural is émigrés.

It can also work as an adjective before a noun它也可以當形容詞放在名詞前面：an émigré community「émigré community僑居社群」、émigré writers「émigré writers流亡作家」、the émigré press「the émigré press流亡人士辦的報刊」。English英文 kept both French accents保留了這個字兩個法文重音符號。You will sometimes see it written emigre with none你有時會看到寫成完全沒有重音符號的「emigre」，and that is accepted這也算是可以接受的，though the accented spelling is the standard one in careful writing不過講究的寫作裡還是以有重音符號的拼法為標準。The plural複數形式 is émigrés是「émigrés」