nostalgia

[US]/nɒˈstældʒə/
[UK]/nəˈstældʒə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 对往事的怀恋, 怀旧
Word Forms

Example Sentences

Britain was in the grip of a nostalgia boom.

英国被突然盛行的怀旧情结所控制。

She wallows in nostalgia for the past.

她沉湎于对过去的怀恋。

Many people look back with nostalgia to feudal times.

许多人留恋不舍地回顾封建时代。

I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days at university.

我强烈地怀念大学时代的生活。

the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it.

这首歌曲蕴涵着奇特的怀旧情调。

there's been a big run on nostalgia toys this year.

今年对怀旧玩具的需求猛增。

when he waxes philosophical, he comes over as a strange mix of nostalgia and modernism.

当他大谈哲理时,他给人的印象是怀旧与现代主义的奇怪结合。

intended to induce a feeling of nostalgia, it only induces in me a feeling of nausea.

本想引起怀旧之情,岂料只让我感到厌恶。

Real-world Examples

Nostalgia is the present enhanced by an editing machine.

怀旧是被剪接过的当下。

Source: Selected Debates on Hot Topics

And of course, nostalgia plays its part.

当然,对往事的怀念也是原因之一。

Source: BBC Portable English Selected Past Issues

This is just like nostalgia in a cone!

真的就是甜筒里的怀旧。

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

Nostalgia means thinking about the past with a mixture of warm feelings and sadness.

Nostalgia 是指以悲喜交加的情绪回忆过去。

Source: 6 Minute English

So I love your " Future Nostalgia" tattoo.

我很喜欢你的“Future Nostalgia”文身。

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

There is nostalgia from perhaps the older generation.

怀旧一般是老一辈人做的事。

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

First off, it should be noted that I have no nostalgia whatsoever towards the original Top Gun.

首先需要说明的是,我并不怀念原版《壮志凌云》。

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

The other side to this is familiarity and Nostalgia.

另一方面是熟悉和怀旧。

Source: WIL Life Revelation

It makes me feel goosebumps and a sad nostalgia.

这让我起了鸡皮疙瘩,还有一种伤感的怀旧。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

You come here because you want that nostalgia and that tradition and that food that you know and love.

人们来这里是因为怀旧情怀和往日传统,还有你熟悉和喜爱的食物。

Source: Travel around the world

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