homesick
homesick — adjective
1. feeling sad and lonely because you are far away from the place where you usually
feeling sad and lonely because you are far away from the place where you usually live and from the people you know there, and you want very much to go back
Tuan felt homesick during his first month at university in a different country.
predicative: feel + homesick
On her first night at summer camp, eight-year-old Anjali told her counselor she felt homesick.
predicative after tell + that-clause
Daichi wrote that he was homesick for his mother's cooking and the sounds of home.
The homesick exchange student from Italy kept a family photo on her bedside table.
Saira enjoyed her new school in Canada, but felt homesick whenever she heard Urdu spoken.
- nostalgic
more about warm, bittersweet memories of the past rather than present unhappiness; can apply to any time period, not just home
- longing
stronger but less specific — can apply to any desire (e.g., longing for adventure), not tied to home or family
- yearning
more formal and intense; suggests a deep, lasting emotional ache rather than temporary sadness
文法句型
feel / get / be + homesick
homesick + for + [something/someone missed]
用法筆記
Typically used after linking verbs such as feel, get, or be (predicative position), though attributive use before a noun is also possible. When specifying what is missed, use the pattern homesick for + noun phrase (e.g., homesick for one's family / one's hometown).