基本释义
Orphan 是一个英语单词,主要作名词和动词使用。
- 名词(n.):孤儿;失去父母的孩子
- 动词(v.):使成为孤儿;使失去父母
在现代英语中,“orphan” 也可引申用于描述被遗弃或无人支持的事物,如“orphaned files”(孤立文件)。
中文翻译对照
- n. 孤儿;孤雏
- v. 使成孤儿;使失去双亲
例:The war orphaned thousands of children.(战争使成千上万的孩子成了孤儿。)
常见搭配与短语
- an orphan child(孤儿孩子)
- orphanage(孤儿院)
- war orphan(战争孤儿)
- to adopt an orphan(收养孤儿)
- orphan drug(孤儿药,指用于治疗罕见病的药物)
实用例句
- She grew up in an orphanage after becoming an orphan at age five.
- The charity provides education for orphans in rural areas.
- Many software projects get orphaned when the original developer stops maintaining them.
- He was orphaned during the earthquake and raised by his grandparents.
文化小知识
“Orphan” 一词源自希腊语 orphanos,意为“没有父母的”。在文学和影视作品中,孤儿角色常被赋予特殊命运,如《雾都孤儿》(Oliver Twist)、《哈利·波特》等,反映了社会对弱势群体的关注。