Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9767
orphan
孤儿
A person, especially a child, whose parents have died.
通常指父母双亡；罕见情况下也指失去单亲
- 1.
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
尤指未成年人,其父母双方或(罕见情况下)一方已去世的人。
- 2.
a child who has lost both parents
失去双亲的孩子
- 3.
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
尤指未成年人,被父母永久遗弃的人。
- 4.
someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
缺乏支持、照顾或监管的人或物
- 5.
A young animal with no mother.
没有母亲的幼小动物。
- 6.
the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
段落首行单独出现在页末或栏末的情况
- 7.
Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
由于支持者死亡或决定放弃,而失去其来源、提供者或照料者支持的任何事物。
- 8.
A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
位于栏或页面底部的、段落开头的一行文字。
- 9.
Any unreferenced object.
任何未引用的对象。
弃儿；被遗弃的人；失去母兽的幼崽；无人照管的人或物；失去依靠的事物；孤行；未引用对象；孤立对象
In use
The charity helps orphans find new families.
The orphan was raised in a children's home.
Many orphans are adopted by loving families.
det + orphan
orphan 是可数名词，前面需加冠词或数量词。
The orphan was adopted by a kind family.
那个孤儿被一个善良的家庭收养了。
plural orphans
Many orphans in the region receive support from charities.
该地区的许多孤儿得到慈善机构的支持。
orphan + noun
orphan 可直接修饰名词，表示“为孤儿的”或“孤儿相关的”。
She works at an orphan school.
她在一所孤儿学校工作。
Connections
Collocations
- war orphan
- 战争孤儿
- The organization provides aid to war orphans in conflict zones.该组织为冲突地区的战争孤儿提供援助。
- become an orphan
- 成为孤儿
- She became an orphan at the age of five after a car accident.她在五岁时因车祸成为孤儿。
- take in an orphan
- 收养孤儿
- The couple decided to take in an orphan from the local shelter.这对夫妇决定从当地收容所收养一个孤儿。
- orphan boy
- 孤儿男孩
- The orphan boy was adopted by a loving family.那个孤儿男孩被一个充满爱的家庭收养了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- orphan drug
- 罕见病药物The company specializes in developing orphan drugs for rare diseases.该公司专门研发针对罕见病的孤儿药。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将orphan拆成or（或者）+phan（烦），想象孤儿常说'或者烦死了'，记住意为'孤儿'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal documents、social services、literature 通常用于中性语境，如法律文件、社会服务或文学作品中，指失去双亲的儿童。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable /fən/ appears in 'siphon' and 'often' (though 'often' may also be pronounced /ˈɔftən/). 'Dolphin' ends with /fɪn/, slightly different. 'Orphan' does not have common perfect rhymes. All share the 'ph' digraph representing /f/.
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。
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。
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