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

• 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。
• Take a step back to gain some personal space and say, Im not going to answer that question.
  回避一步以获得些个人空间，然后说，我不打算回答那个问题。
• Everyone will get twice as much personal space as in flats on land.
  每个人都将得到陆上公寓两倍的个人空间。
• 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。
• We search for such things as good schools for our kids, personal space and access to nature.
  我们寻找诸如对我的孩子来说的好学校，个人空间及人与自然的接触。
• 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。
• Let her have some personal space and she'll respect you more.
  让她有更多的私人空间，这样她会更尊重你。
• For us fans of personal space, these are difficult times.
  对我们这些喜欢保持一定距离的人来说，这种时候就比较难熬。
• The definition of personal space must be different between China and many other developed countries.
  与其他发达国家相比，中国人对于个人空间的理解一定非常不同。