- 1孤僻的、退縮的、封閉自己的。注意:不是單純的「內向」(那是 introverted 或 shy)——withdrawn 帶有「這個人狀況不太對」的擔心,常用在受打擊、憂鬱之後變得不跟人來往。
A withdrawn person is very quiet and shy, keeping their thoughts to themselves and not joining in. The picture inside the word is someone back out of the room: they are still there, but they have pulled away from other people.
The important thing is the feeling behind it. 'Quiet' is neutral, 'shy' is common and harmless, but 'withdrawn' usually suggests something is wrong. It is the word teachers, doctors, and worried parents use: 'He's become very withdrawn since his father died.' 'The child was withdrawn and would not look at anyone.' It often points to sadness, depression, or shock. So it is not a nice word for someone's personality; it is closer to a warning.
Because of that, you will very often see it with 'become' or 'seem' — it describes a change, not just how someone always is: 'She has become withdrawn.' You can also use it before a noun ('a withdrawn teenager'), though after the verb is more common.
Be careful with the spelling, because 'withdrawn' is also the past participle of the verb 'withdraw' (to take back or take out), and that use is everywhere: 'money withdrawn from the account', 'the offer has been withdrawn', 'troops were withdrawn'. Same word, completely different job. The sense here is the personality one.
組成The past participle of the verb 'withdraw', used as an adjective. 'Withdraw' is with- + draw, where this old 'with-' means 'away, back' (not 'together with' as it does today), and 'draw' means to pull. So: pulled back. A withdrawn person has pulled back from other people, the way you might withdraw your hand.
同家族的字
- withdrawthe verb this is the past participle of — to pull back or take out
- withdrawalthe noun from the same verb: the act of pulling back
- withholdsame old 'with-' meaning back or away, plus hold: to hold back
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。
withdrawnadj/wɪðˈdɹɔːn/
- 1
Removed from circulation.
- a withdrawn library book
- 2
human-sciencespsychologysciencesIntroverted; not inclined to interact with other people.
- a withdrawn child
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。