Looking up...
After the long flight, she felt completely disoriented and couldn't find her way around the airport.
长途飞行后,她感到完全迷失了方向,找不到机场的出口。
失去方向感或判断力的
The hikers became disoriented in the dense fog and lost their trail.
徒步者在浓雾中迷失了方向,找不到路径。
He was disoriented by the sudden change in time zones.
时区突然变化让他感到迷失。
常用于描述因环境变化、疾病或药物影响导致的方向感或认知混乱。
disoriented强调因方向感或环境变化导致的迷失,而confused更侧重于思维混乱或困惑。例如:She felt disoriented in the new city(因环境陌生迷路)vs. She was confused by the complex instructions(因理解困难感到困惑)。
前缀dis-(表示否定或相反)+ orient(东方,引申为方向)→ 17世纪首次出现,原意为“失去东方方向”(即迷失方向)。
常用于描述因环境变化(如时差、陌生环境)、疾病(如眩晕症)或药物影响导致的短暂认知混乱。