displacement
UK/dis'pleismәnt/US
TOEFL六级B1
释义
n.
The act of moving something from its place, or the amount it moves
移位;位移
n.
The forced removal of people from their home or country
(人口的)强制迁移;流离失所
词根拆分
词根派生displace不,分离
+
-ment地方,位置;放置,安放
=displacement
displace + -ment = 移开的动作或量。继承了 displace 的两个世界:物理(displacement = 位移/排开量、排水量)与人事(难民的大规模流离失所)。
常用搭配
- 1.mass displacement大规模迁移
- 2.forced displacement强制迁移
- 3.water displacement排水量
- 4.engine displacement发动机排量
例句
- 1.
The earthquake caused the mass displacement of coastal residents.
地震造成沿海居民大规模流离失所。
- 2.
Engineers measured the displacement of the bridge under load.
工程师测量了桥梁在荷载下的位移。