maladjustment
maladjustment — 名詞
1. a condition in which a person has difficulty meeting the ordinary expectations a
適應不良
無法適應生活環境或社會要求的狀態
a condition in which a person has difficulty meeting the ordinary expectations and routines of daily life, often leading to emotional distress or problems in social situations
After switching schools three times in two years, Bao showed clear signs of maladjustment.
Bao 在兩年內轉了三次學後，出現明顯的適應不良跡象。
signs of maladjustment — common collocation with 'show signs of'
The school counsellor noticed Caleb's maladjustment when he began arriving late and avoiding his classmates.
學校輔導老師注意到 Caleb 的適應不良——他開始天天遲到並躲避同學。
Marta fit in at her new job, but her brother's maladjustment at university worried the family.
Marta 很快就適應了新環境，但她弟弟在大學的適應不良讓家人非常擔心。
Ilan's maladjustment in social groups at school stemmed from years of harsh criticism at home.
Ilan 在學校社交團體中的適應不良，源於長期在家遭受嚴厲批評。
- maladaptation
more common in biology and evolutionary psychology; maladjustment is preferred in social and clinical psychology
- dysfunction
broader term covering any impaired functioning, not specifically tied to social or environmental adaptation
- inability to cope
more colloquial phrase that describes the symptom rather than the clinical condition
- adjustment
the normal state of being able to meet life's demands and fit into social environments
- adaptation
the positive process of becoming suited to a new environment or situation
文法句型
maladjustment + to + noun phrase
signs of maladjustment
用法筆記
Typically used in psychology and education to describe long-term patterns of difficulty, not temporary or mild discomfort in a new situation.