失踪

• 拼音: shī zōng
• 汉字拆解: 失 = 手 + 乙 (to lose, to fail); 踪 = 足 + 宗 (footstep, trace)

含义

To go missing; to disappear without trace. The state of having vanished with no known whereabouts.

Used when a person or object cannot be located and their fate is unknown. Common in news reports, criminal investigations, and disaster coverage. Collocations: 失踪人员 (missing persons), 宣告失踪 (officially declared missing), 下落不明 (whereabouts unknown), 失踪案件 (missing persons case).

例句

1. 该男子在登山途中与同伴失去联系，随后被警方宣告失踪，搜救队伍已连续搜索了三个昼夜。
2. 战争期间有数万平民下落不明，政府专门设立了失踪人员信息登记系统以协助家属查询。
3. 这批珍贵文物在运输过程中神秘失踪，至今没有任何线索指向其下落。

用法指南

语境: news, law, emergency, crime

语气: serious

正确说法

• 警方已对该失踪儿童展开大规模搜寻行动，呼吁市民若发现相关线索请立即拨打报警电话。(The police have launched a large-scale search operation for the missing child, and are calling on the public to immediately call the emergency line if they find any relevant clues.)
• 他在执行任务期间突然失踪，战友们推测其可能遭遇了意外，指挥部随即启动了紧急搜寻预案。(He suddenly went missing during a mission; his comrades speculated he may have met with an accident, and headquarters immediately activated the emergency search plan.)

错误说法

• 失踪 to describe someone who is merely late or unavailable — use 联系不上 (cannot be reached) or 没有露面 (didn't show up) instead

起源与历史

失 (to lose) + 踪 (trace, footsteps)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal