Word · Frequency #18610
disaffected
不满的；疏远的；不忠的
discontented as toward authority
- 1.
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect.
疏远的；不满的；有敌意的。
疏远的；不满的；有敌意的。；不满的；不忠的；疏远的
In use
Many disaffected voters stayed home on election day.
The disaffected employees started looking for jobs elsewhere.
A disaffected teenager often ignores school rules and family advice.
be disaffected with/toward sb/sth
disaffected 侧重因失望而产生的疏离或不忠情绪，常与 with 或 toward 连用。
Many workers are disaffected with the company's new policies.
许多工人对公司的新政策感到不满。
disaffected + noun
作定语修饰名词时，表示“不满的、疏远的”，多形容某个群体。
The party is trying to win back disaffected voters.
该党正试图重新赢得心怀不满的选民。
the disaffected
the disaffected 指“不满的群体”，作复数看待。
The government's policies have alienated the disaffected.
政府的政策疏远了那些不满者。
Common mistakes
Many citizens disaffect with the government.Many citizens are disaffected with the government.
disaffect 是及物动词，表示“使疏远”，不能放在主语后表示自身状态，也不与 with 搭配；表达“不满、疏远”要用形容词 disaffected，并加 be 动词构成 be disaffected with。
He became disaffected to the company after the scandal.He became disaffected with the company after the scandal.
disaffected 表示“对……不满/疏远”时后接介词 with（也可用 toward 或 from），不能接 to；to 只表示方向，无法表达这种针对机构或权威的疏远关系。
Connections
Collocations
- disaffected youth
- 心怀不满的年轻人
- The government is worried about disaffected youth turning to crime.政府担心心怀不满的年轻人会走上犯罪道路。
- disaffected voters
- 心怀不满的选民
- Disaffected voters stayed home on election day.心怀不满的选民在选举日待在家里。
- disaffected employees
- 心存不满的员工
- Disaffected employees complained to the management.心存不满的员工向管理层投诉。
- disaffected population
- 不满的民众
- The disaffected population took to the streets in protest.不满的民众走上街头抗议。
- disaffected citizens
- 心怀不满的公民
- The new policy only made disaffected citizens angrier.新政策只会让心怀不满的公民更加愤怒。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想成 dis（不）+ affected（受影响）→ 不再受权威影响，心生不满而疏远。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、news reporting、formal writing disaffected 通常用于正式语境，多指对政府、政党、上级等权威或组织心怀不满、疏远甚至不忠；常见于政治评论、新闻报道和正式文章，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
前五个词与 disaffected 押韵：重读音节均为 /ekt/，结尾为 /ɪd/。affection 拼写相近，但读作 /əˈfekʃən/，不押韵，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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