Wandering
“Wandering” 可指无明确目的地四处走动,如 wandering through the old town(在老城里闲逛);也可指注意力或思绪游离,如 my mind is wandering(我走神了)。
- “We spent the afternoon wandering through narrow streets in Lisbon.” (我们花了一下午在里斯本狭窄的街巷里闲逛。)
- “Sorry, I missed that—my attention was wandering.” (抱歉,我没听清——我刚才走神了。)
- “A wandering cat appeared at our door every evening.” (一只流浪猫每晚都会出现在我们家门口。)
“Wandering” 来自古英语 wandrian(漫游),与 wind(蜿蜒)在概念上相关,描述曲折无定的移动。
“wander” 加 “-ing” 构成现在分词或形容词;无额外前缀。
wandering mind、wandering spirit 常见于文学与心理学语境;wandering 作形容词可指流浪的(wandering minstrel 流浪乐师)。
- 固定搭配: “wandering mind” (走神), “wandering around” (四处闲逛)
- 原形: wander
- 名词: wanderer, wanderlust
“wander + ing”:像风一样漫无目的地走——wandering 就是正在漫游或思绪飘散。
“While wandering along the riverbank, she found a bench and let her thoughts wander freely.” (沿河岸漫步时,她发现一张长椅,任由思绪自由飘散。)