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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。
孤儿
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
孤儿
A person, especially a child, whose parents have died.
The orphan was adopted by a kind family.
那个孤儿被一个善良的家庭收养了。
通常指父母双亡；罕见情况下也指失去单亲
尤指未成年人,其父母双方或(罕见情况下)一方已去世的人。
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
失去双亲的孩子
a child who has lost both parents
尤指未成年人,被父母永久遗弃的人。
A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
缺乏支持、照顾或监管的人或物
someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
The charity helps orphans find new families.
这家慈善机构帮助孤儿找到新家庭。
The orphan was raised in a children's home.
这个孤儿在儿童福利院长大。
Many orphans are adopted by loving families.
许多孤儿被有爱心的家庭收养。
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。
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 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。
Not this
He is an orphaned.
Use this
He is an orphan.
将形容词 'orphaned' 误用作名词。'orphan' 是名词，表示‘孤儿’，而 'orphaned' 是形容词，表示‘成为孤儿的’，不能单独作表语指代人。
Not this
He grew up in an orphan.
Use this
He grew up in an orphanage.
将 'orphan' 误用作表示‘孤儿院’的名词。'orphan' 指人，而‘孤儿院’的正确名词是 'orphanage'，这是中文‘孤儿院’直接翻译导致的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
感到被遗弃
After his parents divorced, he felt like an orphan.
父母离婚后，他感到自己像个孤儿。
孤儿作品
The library has a collection of orphan works whose copyright holders cannot be identified.
图书馆收藏了一批无法确定版权持有者的孤儿作品。
他是一个孤儿，邓布利多。
Professor McGonagall says this to Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
在《哈利·波特与魔法石》中，麦格教授对邓布利多说这句话。
Use orphan naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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'。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.