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Driven Distraction Meaning 6254.Distraction 英 Dɪ'Strækʃ(ə)N]美 Dɪ'Strækʃən 释义

正面 6254.distraction
英 [dɪ'strækʃ(ə)n]美 [dɪ'strækʃən]

背面
释义:
n. 注意力分散;消遣;心烦意乱
例句:
1. Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him.他被逼得发狂,于是杀死了抛弃他的那个女人。

1、dis- "apart, away" + tract- + -ion.

distraction (n.)mid-15c., "the drawing away of the mind," from Latin distractionem (nominative distractio) "a pulling apart, separating," noun of action from past participle stem of distrahere (see distract). Meaning "mental disturbance" (in driven to distraction, etc.) is c. 1600. Meaning "a thing or fact that distracts" is from 1610s."

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