friendless

friendless — adjective

1. describes someone who has no friends to spend time with, talk to, or receive sup

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes someone who has no friends to spend time with, talk to, or receive support from.

例句

Aiko felt friendless at her new school, with no one to share lunch with.

feel + friendless + after life change

After his wife died, Tomás spent his final years friendless in a small flat.

同義詞
  • lonely

    emphasises the sad feeling of being alone, not necessarily the objective lack of friends

  • isolated

    stresses physical or social separation from others, often by location or circumstances

  • alone

    simply means by oneself; does not carry the same negative emotional weight as friendless

  • abandoned

    implies that someone who was supposed to be there has left, adding a sense of betrayal

反義詞
  • popular

    having many friends and being well-liked in a group

  • surrounded

    having people around you, though not necessarily close friends

文法句型

be + friendless

feel + friendless

leave + object + friendless

用法筆記

In everyday conversation, English speakers more often say "does not have any friends" or "has no friends" rather than using "friendless," which sounds more formal or literary.

常見錯誤

I felt friendless when my friends were busy.
I felt lonely when my friends were busy.
💡Being friendless means having zero friends, not that your friends are temporarily unavailable.