**形容词 (adj.)**:想家的,思乡的。指因远离家乡或亲人而感到忧伤、怀念的情绪。
/ˈhoʊm.sɪk/
homesick 由 home(家)和 sick(不适的、难受的)组合而成,字面意思是"因想家而感到不舒服"。该词最早出现于18世纪,是对德语 Heimweh(Heim 意为"家",Weh 意为"痛")的仿译。在此之前,英语中多用拉丁语来源的 nostalgia 来表达类似含义。
She felt homesick during her first week at college.
她上大学的第一周就开始想家了。
After living abroad for three years, he was so homesick that even the smell of his mother's cooking in a street market could bring him to tears.
在国外生活了三年后,他非常想家,甚至在街边闻到和妈妈做的菜相似的味道都会忍不住流泪。