alienness
UK/'eɪlɪənɪs/US
B1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being foreign, strange, or fundamentally different
陌生感；异质性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedalienother, another
+
-nessto put into, to cause
=alienness
alien + -ness ('state of being'): the state of feeling foreign or wholly unfamiliar.
Common Collocations
- 1.sense of alienness陌生感
- 2.cultural alienness文化差异
Example Sentences
- 1.
The film captures the sheer alienness of the deep ocean.
- 2.
There was an alienness to the abandoned city.