personal space

英 [ˌpɜːsənl ˈspeɪs]

美 [ˌpɜːrsənl ˈspeɪs]

n.  个人空间(站立或坐着时与他人保持的距离范围)

牛津词典

noun

• 个人空间（站立或坐着时与他人保持的距离范围）
  the space directly around where you are standing or sitting
  1. He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space.
     他向她俯过身去，这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 个人空间
  If someone invades yourpersonal space, they stand or lean too close to you, so that you feel uncomfortable.
  1. I felt my body involuntarily stiffen against her invasion of my personal space.
     随着她不断侵入我的个人空间，我感觉全身都不由自主地紧绷起来。
• N-UNCOUNT 私人空间
  If you need yourpersonal space, you need time on your own, with the freedom to do something that you want to do or to think about something.
  1. Self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space.
     自信就是放宽心，给爱人足够的私人空间。

双语例句

• This ideal situation has provided many opportunities for creative sculptors, allowing the transformation of a personal space into a public display.
  日新月异的都市建设和环境改造为雕塑家提供了实现各种梦想的机会。
• It was very uncomfortable to be so close to other people with no personal space.
  和别人靠得那么近，没有任何私人空间，让我很不舒服。
• Self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space.
  自信就是放宽心，给爱人足够的私人空间。
• These findings provide objective evidence that personal space invasions produce physiological changes associated with arousal.
  这些发现，为个人空间的被侵入将产生心理上伴随着紧张的变化，提供了客观性的证据。
• Welcome to my virtual personal space.
  欢迎来到我的虚拟个人空间。
• Click "My space" to link and enter your personal space.
  点击天皇网站的“我的空间”链接后进入您的个人空间。
• Tell him that I need a little personal space right now.
  跟他说现在我需要私人空间。
• The definition of personal space must be different between China and many other developed countries.
  与其他发达国家相比，中国人对于个人空间的理解一定非常不同。
• Giving me a little personal space can if my memory came amiss.
  给我一点个人空间可以吗如果我的记忆没有出错的话。
• Take a step back to gain some personal space and say, Im not going to answer that question.
  回避一步以获得些个人空间，然后说，我不打算回答那个问题。