estrangement
翻譯
疏遠, 失和, 隔閡
例句
The argument led to a long estrangement between them.
那場爭吵導致了他們之間長期的疏遠。
He felt a sense of estrangement from his old friends.
他感覺與老朋友們有了一種疏遠感。
文法模式
estrangement from ((sb./sth.)) 與(某人/某物)的疏遠 His estrangement from his family was painful.
estrangement between ((sb.)) and ((sb.)) (某人)和(某人)之間的疏遠 There was an estrangement between the two brothers.
近義詞
Synonyms: alienation, separation, division; Antonyms: reconciliation, connection
詞源
來自「estrange」(使疏遠)加上名詞後綴「-ment」。「Estrange」源自古法語,意為「像對待陌生人一樣對待」。
記憶技巧
想像一下,你把某人變得「strange」(陌生),這就導致了「estrangement」(疏遠)。