displace
- v. 移动
- v. 取代
- Definition
- v. to move something from its usual place
- v. to take the place of something
- Example
- The flood forced many families to displace from their homes.
- 洪水迫使许多家庭背井离乡。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: change position (verb).
比较义项：移动，改变位置（动词）。
- move
The general, neutral verb for changing position; usable in almost any everyday context, casual or formal, with people, objects, or abstract things.
move是表示“改变位置”最常见、最中性的动词，几乎适用于任何日常语境，无论是人、物体还是抽象事物，语气随意或正式皆可。
Could you move your car? It's blocking the driveway.
你能把车挪开吗？它挡住车道了。
- displace 本词
More formal and specific; implies something is forced out of its usual place by disaster, conflict, or another thing taking over, often used of people losing their homes.
displace更正式、更具体，暗示某人或某物因灾难、冲突或被其他事物取代而被迫离开原位，常用于描述人们失去家园的情形。
The earthquake displaced thousands of residents from the coastal town.
地震迫使沿海小镇的数千名居民背井离乡。
Both words can mean to change position. Move is the general, neutral word, used in almost any context, casual or formal. Displace is more formal, usually meaning something is forced out of its usual place by disaster, conflict, or another thing taking over.
这两个词都可表示“移动”，但move是日常中性用词，几乎不带感情色彩，适用于任何场合；displace更正式、书面，通常暗示因灾难、暴力或外力被迫离开原位，常见于描述难民或物体被强行移位。move还有“打动，使感动”的义项，这里不作比较。