estranged
UK/ɪ'streɪndʒd/US/i'streindʒd/
GREC2
释义
adj.
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
词根拆分
词根派生estranged 是 estrange 的分词作形容词：「被变成了陌生人的」。放在名词前，它标明一段已变冷的关系——an estranged wife 指如今分居、不再亲近、几乎重新变回陌生人的妻子。
词根 strange 还连着 9 个词使用指南
- estranged wife/husband 是固定说法，指已分居的配偶（新闻和讣告常见）——注意它暗示分居但不一定已离婚。
- 常用搭配：be estranged FROM someone（He is estranged from his father）。
例句
- 1.
He hadn't spoken to his estranged brother in over a decade.
他和疏远的兄弟已经十多年没说过话了。
- 2.
The actor left everything to his estranged wife.
这位演员把全部财产留给了与他分居的妻子。
- 3.
She is estranged from her parents and rarely goes home.
她与父母失和，很少回家。