A rootless person has nowhere that feels like a real home — no town, family, or community they can point to and say, this is where I belong.

A rootless person一個rootless的人 has nowhere that feels like a real home沒有任何一個地方感覺像真正的家 no town, family, or community they can point to and say, this is where I belong沒有一個城鎮、家庭，或社群是他可以指著說這就是我歸屬的地方

The picture is a plant: roots hold you in the soil, so a rootless life is one that is not held.

The picture is a plant這個字背後的畫面是一株植物 roots hold you in the soil根把你固定在土壤裡 so a rootless life is one that is not held所以rootless的生活就是沒有被固定住的生活

Writers and news stories use it for people who keep moving, who grew up between countries, or who lost the street and family that used to hold them.

Writers and news stories use it作家和新聞報導會用這個字 for people who keep moving來形容一直搬來搬去的人 who grew up between countries在不同國家之間長大的人 or who lost the street and family that used to hold them或是失去了曾經支撐著他們的那條街和那個家的人

It can sound a little bookish; in ordinary talk someone might just say they do not really have a home. Though actually, the same word can describe a plant with no roots, but here we are talking about people and belonging.

It can sound a little bookish這個字聽起來有點書面 in ordinary talk someone might just say they do not really have a home日常對話裡有人可能就只會說自己沒有真正的家 Though actually不過事實上 the same word can describe a plant with no roots同一個字也可以形容沒有根的植物 but here we are talking about people and belonging但這裡講的是人和歸屬感