Word · Frequency #22597
otherness
差异性;不同性;他性
the quality of being different or distinct
- 1.
The quality of being different or distinct.
差异性;不同性。
- 2.
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
不同的特质;与已知或体验过的事物不同
- 3.
The result or product of being different or distinct.
差异的结果;不同的产物。
差异的结果;不同之处;差异性;不同性。;不同的特质;与已知或体验过的事物不同;差异的结果;不同的产物。;相异
In use
Traveling abroad made me keenly aware of the otherness of local customs.
Growing up as an immigrant, she often felt a deep sense of otherness among her peers.
The novel explores themes of identity and otherness in a multicultural society.
the otherness of sth
The otherness of the foreign culture fascinated the travelers.
异国文化的差异性令旅行者着迷。
otherness between A and B
The otherness between urban and rural lifestyles is stark.
城乡生活方式之间的差异十分明显。
a sense/feeling of otherness
Connections
Collocations
- sense of otherness
- 他者感;异质感
- Moving to a new country gave her a profound sense of otherness.移居到一个新国家让她产生了一种强烈的异质感。
- cultural otherness
- 文化他性;文化差异
- The novel explores cultural otherness through the eyes of an outsider.这部小说通过一个局外人的视角探讨文化他性。
- construction of otherness
- 他者的建构
- Sociologists study the construction of otherness in media representations.社会学家研究媒体再现中他者的建构。
- fear of otherness
- 对异质性的恐惧
- Fear of otherness often leads to prejudice and misunderstanding.对异质性的恐惧往往导致偏见和误解。
Synonyms
- difference
- 差异 · 最通用,可替换otherness的大多数用法
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 other(其他)与 -ness 连起来:当你说“他是别的”时,那种“他者”带来的不同感,就是 otherness。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术讨论、哲学/文化理论、文学评论 “otherness”通常用于较正式或学术性的语境,多出现在哲学、文化理论、社会学等讨论中,日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
otherness /ˈʌðɝnəs/ 没有常见词与其完整押韵。开头的 other 部分与 other /ˈʌðɚ/、mother /ˈmʌðɚ/ 的 /ʌðɚ/ 相同;结尾的 -ness 与 happiness /ˈhæpinəs/、darkness /ˈdɑrknəs/、kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ 的后缀 /nəs/ 相同,但重音元音部分不同,不构成押韵。注意 otherwise /ˈʌðɚwaɪz/ 虽以 other 开头,但读音为 /ˈʌðɚwaɪz/,与 otherness 的 /ʌðɝnəs/ 不同。
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.