homesick

homesick — 形容詞

1. feeling sad and lonely because you are far away from the place where you usually

1.形容詞B1
釋義

想家的

因離家而思念家人與熟悉環境

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

例句

Tuan felt homesick during his first month at university in a different country.

Tuan 在國外的大學就讀第一個月時，感到非常想家。

predicative: feel + homesick

On her first night at summer camp, eight-year-old Anjali told her counselor she felt homesick.

在夏令營的第一個晚上，八歲的 Anjali 告訴輔導員她想家了。

predicative after tell + that-clause

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • content

    feeling satisfied and comfortable where you are, with no desire to leave

  • at home

    feeling comfortable and welcome in a place, as if it were your own home

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).

常見錯誤

❌I am homesick my family.
✅I am homesick for my family.
💡homesick requires the preposition for when the thing you miss is named.
❌The trip made me homesick my country.
✅The trip made me homesick for my country.
💡same rule: for must precede the thing missed.