belonging

IPA/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/
KK[bɪlˈɔŋɪŋ]IPA/bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

belonging — 名詞

1. the warm feeling you get when others in a group treat you as one of them, so you

1.名詞B2
釋義

歸屬感

在團體中被接納、感到自在的感覺

the warm feeling you get when others in a group treat you as one of them, so you feel safe, valued, and at ease being yourself around them.

例句

Joining the school choir gave Mei a strong sense of belonging.

加入學校合唱團讓 Mei 有了強烈的歸屬感。

collocation: a (strong) sense of belonging

After three lonely months in Berlin, Quinn finally found a feeling of belonging at the climbing gym.

在柏林孤單地度過三個月後，Quinn 終於在攀岩館找到了歸屬感。

collocation: a feeling of belonging

常見搭配
  • a sense of belonging
  • a feeling of belonging
  • create belonging
  • foster belonging
  • develop a sense of belonging
  • lack a sense of belonging
同義詞
  • acceptance

    focuses on being approved by the group; 'belonging' adds the warm feeling of fitting in

  • inclusion

    more formal; describes the act of being included rather than the inner feeling

  • fellowship

    stresses friendly companionship, often in religious or club contexts

反義詞
  • alienation

    the painful feeling of being cut off from a group

  • isolation

    physical or social separateness, with or without the emotional pain

文法句型

a sense of belonging

feeling of belonging

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and almost always paired with 'a sense of' or 'a feeling of' — the bare noun 'belonging' on its own is rare outside academic or HR writing about inclusion.

常見錯誤

I have many belongings to this team.
I have a strong sense of belonging to this team.
the singular emotional noun needs 'a sense / feeling of'; plural 'belongings' means personal possessions, a different word.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • a sense of belonging
  • a feeling of belonging
  • need for belonging
  • create a culture of belonging

介系詞搭配

  • belonging to
  • sense of belonging in
  • feeling of belonging among