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。
• As well as the sharing of personal space, you realize eventually that you and your little sister have barely gone a day without sharing something: sharing a bathroom, shampoo, hairbrushes, cosmetics and clothes.
  和分享你的个人空间一样，最终你会发现你和你的小妹妹几乎没有一天不会共用点什么：共用浴室，洗发水，毛刷，化妆品，衣服。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We search for such things as good schools for our kids, personal space and access to nature.
  我们寻找诸如对我的孩子来说的好学校，个人空间及人与自然的接触。
• 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。
• 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。
• Welcome to my virtual personal space.
  欢迎来到我的虚拟个人空间。
• 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。