orphan

orphan

英 ['ɔːf(ə)n]
　　美 ['ɔrfn]

adj. 孤兒的；無雙親的
　　n. 孤兒
　　vt. 使成孤兒

v.(動詞)orphan用作動詞時常用於被動結構。

中文詞源：

orphan 孤兒

來自拉丁語orphanus,孤兒，來自希臘語orphos,喪失父母的，來自PIE*orbh,剝奪，喪失，詞源同robot.引申詞義被剝奪自由權成為奴隸的人，也用於指喪失父母成為孤兒的人。

例句：

1. I'm an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own.
我是個孤兒，差不多是靠自己長大的。

2. He was an orphan and lived with his uncle.
他是個孤兒，和他叔叔一起生活。

3. When his parents were killed in an accident, he became an orphan.
當他的父母在事故中喪生之後, 他便成瞭孤兒.

4. He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.
他把一個孤兒養大,並且把自己的醫術傳給瞭他.

5. The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.
這個孤兒在一所修道院裡被幾個好心的修女帶大.