nostalgic
/nɒˈstældʒɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /nəˈstældʒɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /nä-ˈstal-jik nə- also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl-/ (ame, mw)
nostalgic — 形容詞
- nostalgicpositive
- more nostalgiccomparative
- most nostalgicsuperlative
1. experiencing a warm, slightly sad happiness when remembering enjoyable events, p
懷舊的
對過去事物感到溫馨又傷感的
experiencing a warm, slightly sad happiness when remembering enjoyable events, people, or places from earlier times.
Darius felt nostalgic when he found his old school yearbook in the attic.
Darius 在閣樓發現他的舊畢業紀念冊時，感到一陣懷舊。
predicative use: feel + nostalgic
The old folk song made Hiro nostalgic about the long summer holidays of his childhood.
那首老歌讓 Hiro 懷念起童年漫長的暑假時光。
pattern: make + [person] + nostalgic + about
Élise became nostalgic as she flipped through the faded photographs of her grandparents' house.
Élise 翻看祖父母老房子那些褪色的舊照片時，變得懷舊起來。
The scent of baked apples brought a nostalgic memory of dinners at her aunt's house.
烤蘋果的香氣，喚起了她對阿姨家晚餐的懷舊回憶。
Walking through the old schoolyard where they played as children, the sisters grew deeply nostalgic.
走過童年玩耍的舊校園，姊妹倆心中湧起深深的懷舊之情。
- wistful
emphasises quiet, sad longing for something possibly unattainable, while nostalgic includes a warm, happy element
- sentimental
suggests excessive or mawkish tenderness about memories; can be slightly negative
- homesick
specific to longing for a particular place (home), not a past time
- forward-looking
focused on the future rather than the past
- unsentimental
not swayed by tender memories
文法句型
feel nostalgic (about/for something)
become/grow nostalgic
make someone nostalgic
a nostalgic + noun
用法筆記
This adjective works both predicatively (after a linking verb — feel nostalgic, become nostalgic) and attributively (before a noun — a nostalgic song, a nostalgic memory). In attributive position the word often describes something that creates nostalgia in the listener or viewer, not just the feeling itself.
常見錯誤
nostalgic — 名詞
1. a person who often feels a warm, slightly sad happiness about the past and tends
懷舊者
經常懷念過去時光的人
a person who often feels a warm, slightly sad happiness about the past and tends to hold on to memories, objects, or customs from earlier times.
Sahil is a true nostalgic who keeps every ticket stub from his student days abroad.
Sahil 是個真正的懷舊者，出國留學時代的每張票根都保留著。
countable noun: a + true + nostalgic
The retro arcade was full of nostalgics playing the video games of their 1990s childhood.
這家復古電玩店裡擠滿了懷舊者，玩著他們九〇年代童年的電玩遊戲。
plural form: nostalgics
My grandmother is a real nostalgic who hums the lullabies from her childhood in Ghana.
我的祖母是個不折不扣的懷舊者，哼著她在迦納童年時期的搖籃曲。
Adaeze calls herself a nostalgic because she collects vinyl records from the 1960s.
Adaeze 說自己是個懷舊者，因為她收藏六〇年代的黑膠唱片。
- sentimentalist
broader and sometimes more negative, suggesting excessive emotion
- traditionalist
values past customs but emphasises preservation rather than emotional longing
文法句型
a nostalgic
nostalgics (plural)
true/real nostalgic
用法筆記
This countable noun is less common than the adjective form. It appears more often in informal or descriptive writing than in everyday conversation. When used, it typically has a gentle or affectionate tone.