流失

• 拼音: liú shī
• 汉字拆解: 流 = 氵+ 㐬 (flow away); 失 = to lose, hand releasing something

含义

To drain away; to be lost or depleted. Used for the irreversible loss of resources, talent, or water.

Frequently used for brain drain (人才流失), erosion of water (水土流失), or loss of users/customers. Carries a negative, often irreversible connotation and is widely used in policy and business discourse.

例句

1. 由于待遇偏低，公司近年来出现了严重的人才流失问题，核心团队几近瓦解。
2. 山坡植被遭到破坏后，大量水土开始流失，引发了严重的滑坡隐患。
3. 平台改版后，大量老用户因体验下降而流失，运营团队面临巨大压力。

用法指南

语境: business, environment, policy

语气: negative

正确说法

• 如何留住人才、防止人才流失，是许多企业管理层面临的重大挑战。(How to retain talent and prevent brain drain is a major challenge for management in many companies.)
• 该地区连年干旱，加之植被稀少，水土流失问题日益严峻。(This region faces perennial drought and sparse vegetation, making soil and water loss increasingly severe.)

错误说法

• 将流失与损失混用 — 流失 emphasises a gradual and often irreversible leakage, while 损失 is a broader term for any type of loss (Don't swap 流失 with 损失 — 流失 is about gradual, irreversible depletion)

起源与历史

流 (to flow away) + 失 (to lose)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal