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Nostalgia Longing Past Nə'Stældʒə N.乡愁;思乡病 Soldiers Filled Hearing

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Pron [nə'stældʒə]
Back 【nostalgia】
n.乡愁;思乡病
The soldiers were filled with nostalgia by hearing my old favorite song.
士兵们听了我喜欢的老歌后,心中充满了乡愁。
Vocab
nostalgialonging for something past

Think of the noun, nostalgia, when you long for the good old days of the past.

The noun nostalgia was invented by a Swiss doctor in the late 1600s. He put together the Greek nostos "homecoming" and algos "pain, distress" as a literal translation of the German Heimweh "homesickness." Originally, it was a medical diagnosis for mercenary soldiers. Today, it describes a bittersweet longing for the past. Think of the dreamy way your grandpa tells stories of his childhood — he's got nostalgia.

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