今日の単語 devoid

devoid

今日の単語は devoid です。まずは辞書から見てみましょう。

to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual

Someone or something is devoid of something when it is completely lacking

If you say that someone or something is devoid of a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it.

欠いている、全くない

空っぽということですね。例文を見てみましょう。

He seems to be devoid of any feeling for his parents.

彼は両親に対して何の感情も抱いてないようだ。

Their apartment is devoid of all comforts.

彼らのアパートには快適の欠片もない

I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling.

こんなに無表情な顔は見たことがない

The skies are virtually devoid of birdlife.

鳥の一羽も飛んでないからっぽの空

Video game worlds are often devoid of children – here’s why – While the potential benefits or drawbacks of children playing video games receives a lot of attention, little notice is taken of the place of children within video games themselves. However, the representation of children in media can tell us a lot about how they are viewed by society, and the rules, beliefs, and social systems that shape contemporary children’s place in the world. (from the Conversation)

子供に対するビデオゲームの害やメリットはよく語られるけれど、実際ゲームの中に子どもは描かれない。

DAY OF AFRICAN CHILD: Every child should enjoy a childhood devoid of harmful practices – Lagos CPN Coordinator – Lagos State Child Protection Network Coordinator, Mrs Aderonke, believes every child, whether from a rich or poor background, and whatever the colour of skin, should enjoy basic things of life that give him/her a life devoid of harmful practices as he/she grows into adulthood and become the leader of tomorrow. (from Vanguard)

どんな子供も害のない環境で子供時代を楽しむべき

今日の単語は

devoid 欠いている、からっぽの

でした

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