🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

干扰

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gānrǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Distraction/dɪˈstræk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"高音音乐在考试期间是一个很大的干扰。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of diverting attention from something.

    "The loud music was a major distraction during the exam."
  2. 2

    Something that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.

    "Her phone was a constant distraction while she was studying."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin distractio, meaning 'a pulling apart' or 'separation', formed from dis- (apart) and trahere (to draw). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, it initially denoted a mental disturbance or madness before shifting in the modern era to describe anything that diverts attention from a primary focus.

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