| 词汇 | rootlessness |
| 释义 | rootlessness noun[ U ] uk /ˈruːt.ləs.nəs/ us /ˈruːt.ləs.nəs/ a feeling of not having a home to return to: 漂泊不定;无归宿感 He is struggling with his rootlessness as an Indian in Australia.作为生活在澳大利亚的印度人，他很难克服内心的漂泊感。 Her sense of rootlessness became more pronounced.她的漂泊感变得更加强烈了。 See rootless He describes his own personal feelings of rootlessness in the book. the rootlessness of their childhood her feelings of spiritual rootlessness Homelessness bag lady be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom couch surf couchsurfing derelict doss dumping ground homeless homelessness hostel housing benefit mendicancy sofa-surf sofa-surfing soup kitchen street street child vagrancy waif waifs and straysidiom Examples of rootlessnessrootlessness The result is a kind of rootlessness of the personality. Perhaps he had sensed the rootlessness and evanescence of the power and influence of evangelists without their own base. Relatedly, uncritical deployment of diaspora and rootlessness diverts attention from examining borders that exclude and/or lock in people and the legal structures that determine juridical-political identities. The emphasis was on rootlessness. We know from all modern studies that modern society suffers from rootlessness and modern man from rootlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Migration, movement about and rootlessness have contributed to many social problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that is just one case of the rootlessness of people who do not belong anywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is more affluence in our society but also more rootlessness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the new towns there is a rootlessness; there are not the grandmothers—there is not that generation which one has in two-generation towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Part of the problem is the feeling of rootlessness that comes to these young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That rootlessness is a major and peculiar danger, especially for those who are young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am convinced that many psychological problems arise from rootlessness and not belonging to anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does not homelessness have its foundations in rootlessness? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is increasing rootlessness in society, with people moving around—getting on their bikes to look for work, and others living in bedsit land who move from place to place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sense of community among all of us, and the need to avoid rootlessness and the lack of responsibility that follows from that, are perhaps the most important factors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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