displaced
displaced — adjective
1. no longer able to live in your own home or country because war, violence, or a n
no longer able to live in your own home or country because war, violence, or a natural event has made you leave
Aid workers set up tents for families displaced by the floods in northern Bangladesh.
displaced + by + cause noun
Nearly two million people remain displaced from their villages after the long civil war.
displaced + from + place
Ife volunteers each weekend at a school for displaced children near the border camp.
The mayor promised winter shelter for everyone displaced by last month's earthquake.
Rin's grandparents were displaced during the war and never saw their hometown again.
- settled
living securely in one place
文法句型
displaced + by + cause
displaced + from + place
用法筆記
Frequently passive or attributive (displaced people, displaced families). The cause is normally a war, conflict, disaster, or government action — not a personal choice to move.
常見錯誤
2. having lost your job because the work is now done by a machine, by another worke
having lost your job because the work is now done by a machine, by another worker, or by a change at the company
Élise runs a training programme for factory workers displaced by automation.
displaced + by + automation/technology
The report estimated that fifty thousand displaced miners would need new careers within five years.
attributive: displaced + worker noun
Dario joined a union that fights for retraining money for displaced steelworkers across the region.
Many displaced bank tellers ended up taking lower-paid retail jobs in the same town.
- employed
having a job
文法句型
displaced + by + replacement
用法筆記
Usually attributive (displaced workers, displaced employees). Often appears in news, policy, and economics writing about technology change or industry decline.
3. pushed or knocked away from the spot where something normally sits or belongs
pushed or knocked away from the spot where something normally sits or belongs
Adina noticed that one of the displaced floor tiles in the kitchen had cracked overnight.
attributive: displaced + object noun
The mechanic showed Valentina that a displaced engine belt was causing the strange noise.
Doctors said the bone fragment was slightly displaced and needed careful realignment.
Divers found several displaced rocks marking where the underwater cable had snapped.
- dislodged
stronger; suggests knocked loose by force
- misaligned
out of the correct line or position
- in place
where it should be
文法句型
displaced + from + position
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes physical objects (tiles, bones, parts), not people. Common in mechanical, geological, and medical writing.
displaced — verb
1. to push or move something or someone away from the spot where it normally sits,
to push or move something or someone away from the spot where it normally sits, often by force
Heavy rain had displaced several large stones along the mountain path Vikram was hiking.
subject is natural force; object is physical thing
The huge new ship displaced thousands of tonnes of water as it slid into the harbour.
scientific use: displace + water/air
Roya carefully lifted the painting to avoid displacing the wires hidden behind it.
Strong winds during the storm displaced roof tiles all along Asher's street in Brighton.
Tree roots had slowly displaced the paving stones in front of the old library.
- replace
put back in the original spot
文法句型
displace + object
用法筆記
Often takes a natural force or large mechanical object as subject (wind, water, ship, roots). The object is usually a physical thing in its normal resting place.
常見錯誤
2. to remove someone from a job, official role, or position of power, usually so th
to remove someone from a job, official role, or position of power, usually so that another person can take it
The new finance director quietly displaced James from his role as head of strategy last spring.
displace + person + from + role
A military coup displaced the elected president and put a general in charge for two years.
political subject + leader object
The board displaced Christopher as chief editor after months of falling magazine sales.
Younger managers had gradually displaced the older partners who founded the law firm.
- appoint
place someone into a role
文法句型
displace + person
displace + person + from + role
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: the object here is a person in a role, not a physical thing. Often used in business, political, or institutional contexts; sounds more formal than 'remove' or 'replace'.
3. to become more important or more popular than something else and so push it asid
to become more important or more popular than something else and so push it aside
Streaming services have largely displaced DVD rentals in most countries since around 2015.
subject is a newer thing; object is the older thing it replaces
Sade argued that cheap solar panels were starting to displace coal in many small markets.
Email had quietly displaced the office memo by the time Eleni started her first job.
Cycling apps have displaced the paper maps that once filled Apinya's backpack on every trip.
- preserve
keep the old thing in use
文法句型
displace + thing
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: the object here is a thing (product, technology, practice), not a person. Subject is typically the newer or rising alternative.