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

• Cultures differ in the perception and use of personal space, seating, furniture arrangement, time and silence.
  从人的身体距离、座位安排、家具布置到一种文化成员对待时间的态度。
• 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。
• I can find some personal space, only in the little room.
  只有在那里，我可以找到私人空间。
• Business Space provides a set of widgets for each product that you can use to customize your own personal space.
  业务空间提供了一组用于每个产品的小部件，您可以使用这些小部件自定义自己的个人空间。
• You were the type ( of person) to value your own personal space.
  你是那种特别看重个人空间的人。
• 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。
• The third contained triple-bunks, which in our opinion didn't provide reasonable personal space.
  第三间宿舍包括三层床位，我们的意见是不适合提供给人居住。
• Objective: To investigate the effects of personal space demand in the emotional and physical function to the preschool children with lymphomas.
  目的：探讨个人空间需求对学龄前淋巴瘤患儿情绪和生理功能的影响。
• 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。
• In Asia the boundary between professional and personal space is much more blurred.
  亚洲人工作和个人生活的界限模糊得多。