读音

/ˈɔːr.fən/

释义

• 名词: 没有父母的孩子；孤儿。例如: “The orphanage took care of many children who had lost their parents.”
• 形容词: 无父无母的；孤儿的。例如: “The orphan boy was very grateful for the support he received.”

短语

• “orphaned child” 指失去双亲的孩子。
• “orphan drug” 在医药领域，指治疗罕见病的药物。
• “orphan work” 在版权法中，指的是无法找到版权所有者的作品。

例句

• 名词: “The charity worked tirelessly to provide for the needs of the orphans.”
• 形容词: “She wrote a book about her experiences growing up as an orphan.”

同义词

• Abandoned child
• Parentless
• Unparented
• Fatherless/motherless
• Waif (通常指流浪的孤儿)