恍如隔世huǎng rú gé shìas if an age has passed;there seems to be an interval of a whole generation[said on finding things greatly changed]/他被敌人关了整整一年，出狱后感到～。He was put in prison for a whole year. After he had been set free,he felt as if an age had passed. 恍如隔世huánɡ rú ɡé shì恍：恍然、仿佛；世：古代称三十年为一世。好像隔了一个世代。形容变化很大。as if a generation had passed, seem to be an interval of a whole generation |