displacement

dis'pleismәnt
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英文释义

n. (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
n. to move something from its natural environment

中文翻译

n. 换置, 移位, 移动, 取代
[化] 顶替展开法

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记忆技巧

displacement 由前缀 dis-（表示相反、分开）和词根 place（地方）及后缀 -ment（表示动作或状态）构成，整体意思是“移开某个地方”或“位移”。

例句

1. The displacement of water caused the boat to rise higher in the lake.
水的位移使得船在湖中浮得更高。
2. Many people experienced displacement due to the natural disaster.
由于自然灾害，许多人经历了流离失所。
3. The scientist measured the displacement of the object in the water.
科学家测量了物体在水中的位移。

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