Word · Frequency #22167
estrangement
疏远
separation resulting from hostility
- 1.
The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
疏远的行为；离间的行为；疏离。
- 2.
separation resulting from hostility
因敌意而产生的分离
- 3.
The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
处于陌生或外来状态；陌生的,外来的,非本地的。
- 4.
the feeling of being alienated from other people
与他人疏远的感觉
疏远的行为；离间的行为；疏离。；因敌意而产生的分离；处于陌生或外来状态；陌生的,外来的,非本地的。；与他人疏远的感觉
In use
The estrangement between the two neighbors lasted for years after the dispute over the fence.
A sincere apology finally ended the estrangement between the former business partners.
She wrote a letter to express her sadness about the estrangement from her sister.
estrangement from sb/sth
表示与某人或某事物疏远，常用介词 from。
After years of estrangement from his family, he finally decided to call them.
与家人疏远多年后，他终于决定给他们打电话。
estrangement between A and B
用 between 说明疏远发生在两者之间。
The estrangement between the two friends grew after the argument.
那次争吵后，两个朋友之间的疏远加深了。
an estrangement (from...)
Connections
Collocations
- estrangement from
- 与……的疏远
- His estrangement from his parents lasted for years.他与父母疏远多年。
- family estrangement
- 家庭疏远
- Family estrangements can be painful for everyone involved.家庭疏远可能让每个相关人员都感到痛苦。
- long estrangement
- 长期的疏远
- After a long estrangement, the two friends finally reconciled.在长期疏远之后，这两位朋友终于和好了。
- estrangement between
- ……之间的疏远
- The estrangement between the brothers was hard to understand.兄弟之间的疏远让人难以理解。
- political estrangement
- 政治疏远
- The political estrangement between the two countries led to closed borders.两国之间的政治疏远导致边境关闭。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：estrangement 里有 strange（陌生），“疏远”正是让彼此变得陌生。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political commentary estrangement 是正式用词，通常出现在书面或正式语境中，多用于描述人与人、群体或国家之间的疏远或隔阂。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音完全一致的部分：arrangement、derangement、rearrangement 都以 /reɪndʒmənt/ 结尾，与 estrangement 押韵（拼写为 -rangement）。注意：engagement 虽然拼写相似，但读作 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/，缺少 /n/ 音，不押韵；management 重音在第一音节 /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.