1814, from orphan (n.). Related: Orphaned; orphaning.
orphan (n.)
c. 1300, from Late Latin orphanus "parentless child" (source of Old French orfeno, Italian orfano), from Greek orphanos "orphaned, without parents, fatherless," literally "deprived," from orphos "bereft," from PIE *orbho- "bereft of father," also "deprived of free status," from root *orbh- "to change allegiance, to pass from one status to another" (cognates: Hittite harb- "change allegiance," Latin orbus "bereft," Sanskrit arbhah "weak, child," Armenian orb "orphan," Old Irish orbe "heir," Old Church Slavonic rabu "slave," rabota "servitude" (see robot), Gothic arbja, German erbe, Old English ierfa "heir," Old High German arabeit, German Arbeit "work," Old Frisian arbed, Old English earfoe "hardship, suffering, trouble"). As an adjective from late 15c.
雙語例句
1. I'm an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own.
我是個孤兒，差不多是靠自己長大的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was an orphan and lived with his uncle.
他是個孤兒，和他叔叔一起生活。
來自《權威詞典》
3. When his parents were killed in an accident, he became an orphan.
當他的父母在事故中喪生之后, 他便成了孤兒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.
他把一個孤兒養大,并且把自己的醫術傳給了他.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.