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estranged

UK //ɪˈstreɪndʒd//US //ɪˈstreɪndʒd//

词源

源自中古法语 'estranger'(使疏远),最终来自拉丁语 'extraneus'(外来的、陌生的)。

adjective

❶ 指因关系疏远或情感隔阂而不再亲近的状态,常用于描述家庭成员或伴侣之间因矛盾导致的疏离关系。

“After the argument, he became estranged from his family.”

(那次争吵后,他与家人疏远了。)

“She felt estranged from her husband after years of misunderstandings.”

(多年的误解让她与丈夫变得疏远。)

同义词:alienated, disconnected, separated

常见短语

estranged spouse — 指因关系破裂而分居或疏远的配偶,通常用于法律或正式语境中。

“He had to contact his estranged spouse to sign the divorce papers.”

(他不得不联系疏远的配偶签署离婚文件。)