adrift

/əˈdɹɪft/· adj.

人文/文化/社会B2

adrift
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Chinese meaning

迷mí失shī方fāng向xiàng的de;不bù知zhī所suǒ措cuò的de

漂piāo流liú不bù定dìng,失shī去qù方fāng向xiàng

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在zài陌mò生shēng世shì界jiè中zhōng感gǎn到dào迷mí茫máng的de选xuǎn民mín

Example

The populist emphasis on national identity and pride, rather than the sins of the past, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

民mín粹cuì主zhǔ义yì强qiáng调diào民mín族zú认rèn同tóng与yǔ自zì豪háo感gǎn,而ér非fēi过guò去qù的de罪zuì责zé,这zhè在zài那nà些xiē于yú自zì己jǐ已yǐ无wú法fǎ理lǐ解jiě的de世shì界jiè中zhōng感gǎn到dào迷mí失shī的de选xuǎn民mín心xīn中zhōng引yǐn发fā了le深shēn切qiè共gòng鸣míng。

Source: The New York Times · 21 Sep 2026

Background ✎

欧ōu洲zhōu极jí右yòu翼yì的de崛jué起qǐ,部bù分fèn源yuán于yú民mín粹cuì主zhǔ义yì对duì民mín族zú认rèn同tóng与yǔ自zì豪háo感gǎn的de强qiáng调diào,而ér非fēi对duì历lì史shǐ罪zuì责zé的de反fǎn思sī。

Roots · etymology

源自 a- + drift(漂流),仿 afloat 构词

  • a-(表示处于某状态的前缀)+ drift(漂流)

Collocations

  • adrift in a world / set adrift / cast adrift

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