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estranged

/ɪˈstreɪndʒd/C1

疏远的 / 感情失和的 (adj.)

原意指「使疏远 / 变成陌生人」。这里用来形容兄弟两人由于各种纠葛、王位继承等问题日渐疏远的状态。

to join the effort in the Stepstones.

Though time and circumstance have seen us estranged,

know that it is not my desire to see you fail in your cause.