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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our personal space extends about 12 to 18 inches around us
  我们的个人空间是周围12到18英寸的范围。
• 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。
• Finally, since the bedroom is a personal space, the colors should reflect your inner personality.
  最后，由于卧室是私密空间，色彩应反映你内在的个性。
• 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。