詞語：alienate
alienate是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
alienate
[5eiljEneit]
v.
疏遠
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
alienate
al.ien.ate
AHD:[3l「y…-n3t」, 3「l?-…-]
D.J.[6eilj*7neit, 6eili8*-]
K.K.[6elj*7net, 6eli*-]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
al.ien.at.ed， al.ien.at.ing， al.ien.ates
(1)To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange:
使疏遠：使或變得不友好或敵視；離間：
alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.See Synonyms at estrange
使朋友疏遠；由於採取極端的主張而疏遠了潛在的支持者參見 estrange
(2)To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally:
使孤立：使或變得孤僻或反應遲鈍；在感情上孤立或不合群：
The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.
枯燥的工作可以使工人變得麻木
(3)To cause to be transferred; turn away:
使轉移，使變換：使…被轉讓；放棄：
「He succeeded . . . in alienating the affections of my only ward」(Oscar Wilde)
「他成功地…奪走了我唯一的保護人對我的關懷」(奧斯卡·懷爾德)
(4)Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
【法律】 轉讓，讓渡：將（財產或權力）轉給他人，尤指所有人的主動行為而非繼承權
語源
(1)Latin ali?3re} ali?n3t-
拉丁語 ali?3re} ali?n3t-
(2)from Latin ali?s [alien] * see alien
源自 拉丁語 ali?s [使疏遠] *參見 alien
繼承用法
al「iena」tor
n.（名詞）
現代英漢詞典
alienate
[5eIlIEneIt]
vt.
-ated, -ating
(1)離間；使疏遠
We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.
我們最好還是不要與同事們疏遠。
His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.
他離間那兩個朋友的企圖失敗了,因為他們彼此完全信任。
(2)轉讓；讓渡
現代英漢綜合大辭典
alienate
[5eiljEneit]
vt.
(1)離間, 使疏遠, 挑撥
(2)讓與, 割讓;【律】讓渡; (自願地)轉讓(所有權)
(3)將(資金)作他用
(4)改變目的
alienate him from his friend
離間他和他的朋友
She was alienated from her friend by her foolish behavior.
她的愚蠢行為使她的朋友同她疏遠了。
繼承用法
alienative
adj.
詞性變化
alienator
[`eIljEneItE(r)]
n.
讓渡人
用法詞典
alienate
來自拉丁語alienare