核心畫面

Picture two things that could be joined — and there is a gap between them instead. Nothing is touching; each one stands on its own.

兩樣東西本來可以連在一起,中間卻留著一道空隙。沒有黏著、沒有接觸,各自站著。這個空隙是理解整個字的關鍵——detac更多收起兩樣東西本來可以連在一起,中間卻留著一道空隙。沒有黏著、沒有接觸,各自站著。這個空隙是理解整個字的關鍵——detached 描述的不是「壞掉」或「不見了」,而是「沒有連上」。房子和房子之間留了一圈空地是這樣,一個人和一件事情之間留了一段距離也是這樣。看到這個字,先在腦中畫出那道分開的縫。

Two branches

實體上沒有連在一起

最看得見的版本:那道空隙就是實際的空間。

not joined (house) · adjective · C1

A detached house or garage is a building that is not joined to another building.

獨立式

心理上拉開距離

把那道空隙從房子之間搬到人和事情之間:你沒有被捲進去,中間留著一段距離。

emotionally uninvolved · adjective · C1

Not reacting in an emotional way, and not becoming mixed up in something, so you can think clearly or do a job well.

抽離

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

detachedadj/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/

  • 1

    Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

  • 2

    Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

    • "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."
    • Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days.
  • 3

    Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

  • 4

    Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。