绝缘

• Pinyin: jué yuán
• Desglose de hanzi: 绝 = 纟 (silk) + 色 (colour) — to cut off, sever; 缘 = 纟 (silk) + 彖 (phonetic) — edge, connection

Significado

aislar; quedar aislado; aislamiento

Originally a physics term for preventing the conduction of electricity or heat, now widely used figuratively to describe cutting off contact or having nothing to do with something. In technical contexts, refers to electrical insulation (绝缘材料, 绝缘体). In everyday speech, often describes someone deliberately avoiding or being completely disconnected from certain things, people, or situations.

Ejemplos

1. 这种特殊涂层具有优异的绝缘性能，广泛应用于高压输电线路的绝缘保护。
2. 他这些年几乎跟社交媒体完全绝缘，连微信都很少看。
3. 那位老教授与名利场绝缘了一辈子，只专心于自己的学术研究。

Guía de uso

Contexto: technical, physics, everyday, figurative

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这款电线采用双层绝缘设计，安全性更高。(This wire uses a double-insulation design for greater safety.)
• 自从那次受骗之后，她跟所有投资理财产品彻底绝缘了。(After being scammed that time, she completely cut herself off from all investment products.)

Incorrecto

• 我跟他绝缘了关系。(Redundant — 绝缘 already implies severing connection; just say 我跟他绝缘了 or 我跟他断绝了关系)

Origen e historia

绝 (to cut off, sever) + 缘 (edge, connection, cause). Originally describing the physical severing of conductive pathways, extended to metaphorical disconnection.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal