displaced
displaced — 形容詞
1. no longer able to live in your own home or country because war, violence, or a n
流離失所的
被迫離開家園或國家的
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.
援助人員為孟加拉北部因水災而流離失所的家庭搭起帳篷。
displaced + by + cause noun
Nearly two million people remain displaced from their villages after the long civil war.
在那場長期內戰之後，將近兩百萬人仍流離失所，無法回到自己的村莊。
displaced + from + place
Ife volunteers each weekend at a school for displaced children near the border camp.
Ife 每個週末都到邊境難民營附近一所專為流離失所兒童設立的學校當志工。
The mayor promised winter shelter for everyone displaced by last month's earthquake.
市長承諾為所有在上個月地震中流離失所的人提供冬季庇護所。
Rin's grandparents were displaced during the war and never saw their hometown again.
Rin 的祖父母在戰爭時被迫離開家園，後來再也沒有見到自己的故鄉。
- 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
失業的
因自動化或產業變動而失去工作的
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.
Élise 為因自動化而失業的工廠工人開辦了一個培訓計畫。
displaced + by + automation/technology
The report estimated that fifty thousand displaced miners would need new careers within five years.
報告估計，五萬名因產業變動而失業的礦工需要在五年內轉換職涯。
attributive: displaced + worker noun
Dario joined a union that fights for retraining money for displaced steelworkers across the region.
Dario 加入了一個工會，為這個地區因產業變動而失業的鋼鐵工人爭取再培訓的經費。
Many displaced bank tellers ended up taking lower-paid retail jobs in the same town.
許多因產業變動而失業的銀行櫃員最後在同一個城鎮接受了薪水較低的零售工作。
- 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
移位的
從原本位置被推開或脫離的
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.
Adina 發現廚房裡有一塊移位的地磚一夜之間裂開了。
attributive: displaced + object noun
The mechanic showed Valentina that a displaced engine belt was causing the strange noise.
技師指給 Valentina 看，是一條移位的引擎皮帶造成了那個怪聲。
Doctors said the bone fragment was slightly displaced and needed careful realignment.
醫生說那塊骨頭碎片稍微移位，需要小心地復位。
Divers found several displaced rocks marking where the underwater cable had snapped.
潛水員找到幾塊移位的石頭，標示著海底電纜斷裂的位置。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to push or move something or someone away from the spot where it normally sits,
推離原位
將人或物從原來位置推開或挪動
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.
大雨已將 Vikram 健行的山徑上幾顆大石頭推離原位。
subject is natural force; object is physical thing
The huge new ship displaced thousands of tonnes of water as it slid into the harbour.
那艘巨大的新船滑進港口時排開了好幾千噸的海水。
scientific use: displace + water/air
Roya carefully lifted the painting to avoid displacing the wires hidden behind it.
Roya 小心地抬起那幅畫，避免移動到藏在畫後面的電線。
Strong winds during the storm displaced roof tiles all along Asher's street in Brighton.
暴風雨期間的強風吹掉了 Asher 在 Brighton 那條街上一整排的屋瓦。
Tree roots had slowly displaced the paving stones in front of the old library.
樹根已慢慢將舊圖書館前面的人行道石板頂離原位。
- 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
撤換；趕下台
把某人從職位或權位上拉下來
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.
新任財務總監去年春天悄悄地把 James 從策略主管的職位上撤換下來。
displace + person + from + role
A military coup displaced the elected president and put a general in charge for two years.
一場軍事政變撤換了民選的總統，由一位將軍掌權兩年。
political subject + leader object
The board displaced Christopher as chief editor after months of falling magazine sales.
在雜誌銷量連續幾個月下滑後，董事會撤換了 Christopher 的總編輯職務。
Younger managers had gradually displaced the older partners who founded the law firm.
比較年輕的經理逐漸取代了當年創辦這家律師事務所的資深合夥人。
- 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
取代；淘汰
新事物變得更主流而擠掉舊的
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.
大約從 2015 年起，串流服務已大致取代了大多數國家的 DVD 出租業務。
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.
Sade 認為便宜的太陽能板已開始在許多小型市場淘汰煤炭。
Email had quietly displaced the office memo by the time Eleni started her first job.
等到 Eleni 開始她的第一份工作時，電子郵件早已悄悄取代了辦公室的紙本備忘錄。
Cycling apps have displaced the paper maps that once filled Apinya's backpack on every trip.
騎車的應用程式已取代了 Apinya 過去每次出遊背包裡都會塞著的紙本地圖。
- 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.