estrangement
/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ə̇ˈstrānjmənt eˈ-/ (ame, mw)
estrangement — 名詞
- estrangementsingular
- estrangementsplural
1. a painful state in which people who once cared about each other grow distant and
失和；疏遠
原本親近的人關係破裂
a painful state in which people who once cared about each other grow distant and stop sharing normal contact or family life.
Years of silence turned the brothers' fight into real estrangement.
多年的沉默讓兄弟間的爭吵變成真正的疏遠。
estrangement as a damaged relationship after conflict
After the divorce, Camila lived with the pain of estrangement from her father.
離婚後，Camila 一直承受著和父親疏遠的痛苦。
pattern: estrangement from + family member
Michael mailed a birthday card, hoping to end the estrangement in his family.
Michael 寄出生日卡，希望結束家中的失和。
The long estrangement between Roya and her aunt upset every holiday meal.
Roya 和姨媽長年的疏遠，讓每次節日聚餐都很難受。
Nila described her parents' estrangement as the hardest part of childhood.
Nila 說，父母的失和是她童年最難受的一部分。
- alienation
broader and more formal; can describe distance from society or work, not only a damaged close relationship
- rift
focuses more on the split or disagreement that opens between people
- separation
can be neutral and physical, without the same emotional hurt
- reconciliation
the process of repairing a damaged relationship
- closeness
warm emotional connection between people
文法句型
estrangement from + person/family
estrangement between + people
years/period of estrangement
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'from' when one side is named and 'between' when both sides are given. Unlike sense 2, this sense describes a relationship that has actually broken down, not only an inner feeling of distance.
常見錯誤
2. a feeling that a person, place, group, or belief has become hard to understand o
隔閡；疏離
對熟悉人事物失去連結感
a feeling that a person, place, group, or belief has become hard to understand or belong to, even though it used to feel familiar to you.
Returning home, Linh felt estrangement from the neighborhood she once knew.
回到家後，Linh 對曾經熟悉的街坊產生了隔閡。
feel estrangement from + familiar place
After years abroad, Hassan felt estrangement from his first language.
在國外多年後，Hassan 對母語產生了疏離感。
loss of connection with something once familiar
At the reunion, Christopher spoke politely but with clear estrangement from the group.
在重聚聚會上，Christopher 雖然說話客氣，卻明顯和大家有隔閡。
When the factory closed, many workers felt estrangement from the town's future.
工廠關閉後，許多工人對這座小鎮的未來感到疏離。
Élise wrote about her estrangement from church after years of grief.
多年悲痛之後，Élise 寫下自己對教會的疏離。
- alienation
the closest formal match, often used for social or psychological distance
- disconnect
more common and less formal; often used for a weaker loss of connection
- distance
milder and broader; can be chosen on purpose rather than deeply felt
- belonging
the feeling of fitting naturally with a person, group, or place
- connection
a felt bond with people, places, or ideas
文法句型
estrangement from + place/group/belief
feel estrangement from + something familiar
sense of estrangement
用法筆記
This sense often follows 'from' and appears after verbs like 'feel' or 'describe'. Unlike sense 1, the distance may exist mainly inside one person even when no open quarrel or family break has happened.