estranged
Definitions
No longer close to or on good terms with a person one was formerly close to; living apart
疏远的，失和的；（夫妻）分居的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedestranged is the participle of estrange used as an adjective: 'made into a stranger.' Placed before a noun it labels a relationship that has gone cold — an estranged wife is a wife who now lives apart and is no longer close, almost a stranger again.
Root strange still carries 9 more wordsUsage Guide
- estranged wife/husband is a fixed phrase for a spouse one is separated from (common in news and obituaries) — note it implies separation but not necessarily legal divorce.
- Common pattern: be estranged FROM someone (He is estranged from his father).
Example Sentences
- 1.
He hadn't spoken to his estranged brother in over a decade.
- 2.
The actor left everything to his estranged wife.
- 3.
She is estranged from her parents and rarely goes home.