displacement

英 [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]

美 [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt]

n. 取代; 替代; 移位; 免职; 排水量

BNC.8854 / COCA.9099

牛津词典

noun

取代；替代；移位；免职
the act of displacing sb/sth; the process of being displaced
1. the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two
  自第二次世界大战以来最大规模的平民迁移
排水量
the amount of a liquid moved out of place by sth floating or put in it, especially a ship floating in water
1. a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes
  排水量为1万吨的轮船

N-UNCOUNT 取代;代替
Displacementis the removal of something from its usual place or position by something which then occupies that place or position.
1. ...the displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.
  我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上
2. ...too much resistance to the displacement of your reason by your emotions.
  有太多阻力使你无法用情感代替理智
N-UNCOUNT 迫使迁徙;迫使背井离乡
Displacementis the forcing of people away from the area or country where they live.
1. ...the gradual displacement of the American Indian.
  美洲印第安人被迫逐渐迁徙
(船的)排量,排水量
Displacementis the weight or volume of a liquid that is displaced by an object under the surface or floating on it, for example the weight of water displaced by a ship.

noun

act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
Synonym:supplanting
act of removing from office or employment
to move something from its natural environment
Synonym:deracination
the act of uniform movement
Synonym:translation
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Synonym:shift
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
Synonym:displacement reaction