Belonging
“Belonging” 作动名词可表示归属关系；作不可数名词表示归属感（sense of belonging）；复数 “belongings” 指个人财物、行李。
- “The keys belong in the drawer.” (钥匙应该放在抽屉里。)
- “She felt a strong sense of belonging in the new team.” (她在新团队中有很强的归属感。)
- “Please keep your personal belongings with you at all times.” (请随时带好个人物品。)
“Belong” 由古英语 “be-”（关于）与 “langian”（适合、渴望）演变，核心义是“与某处或某人相配、归属”。
词根 “belong” 加 “-ing” 构成动名词；复数 “belongings” 指所属物品。
心理学与组织行为学常谈 “sense of belonging”；机场和酒店告示 “lost belongings” 指遗失物品。
- 原形: belong
- 复数名词: belongings
- 固定搭配: “sense of belonging” (归属感), “personal belongings” (个人物品), “belong to” (属于)
“be” + “long” 长久待在某个地方——就有归属感；带着的东西就是 belongings。
“After weeks of volunteering, he finally felt belonging in the community he had come to serve.” (志愿服务数周后，他终于在自己服务的社区里有了归属感。)