emptiness (B1)
カタカナ: エンプティネス
IPA: /ˈɛmptinəs/
Definition
The state of containing nothing; being unoccupied or vacant. It can refer to physical space or an emotional feeling of lacking purpose or fulfillment.
意味: 何も含まれていない状態、または空いている状態。物理的な空間だけでなく、目的や充足感が欠けているという感情的な状態を指すこともあります。
Examples / 例文
The emptiness of the room made it feel cold and unwelcoming. — The emptiness of the room made it feel cold and unwelcoming.
He felt a deep emptiness after his friends moved away. — He felt a deep emptiness after his friends moved away.
The desert stretched out before them, a vast expanse of emptiness. — The desert stretched out before them, a vast expanse of emptiness.
Emptiness の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Emptiness:
How to Use Emptiness
- emptiness of (prepositional phrase)
- Specifies what is lacking or unoccupied. — "The emptiness of the cupboard was a clear sign they needed to go shopping."
- sense of emptiness (collocation)
- A feeling of loneliness or lack of fulfillment. — "He woke up with a vague sense of emptiness that morning."
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