depths

奥地、深部

ある場所の端や入り口から遠く離れた、最も奥や深い部分。

やさしい英語で： The deepest or most distant parts of a place, far from its edge or entrance.

• Fish live in the ocean depths.
• We travelled into the depths of the jungle.
• A faint sound came from the depths of the cave.

使い方： the depths of something (The animal disappeared into the depths of the forest.)

類義語： interior, innermost parts

よく使う表現： depths of something, ocean depths, forest depths

深部、深海

海や湖、川で、水面から最も深いところにある部分。

やさしい英語で： The parts of a sea, lake, or river that are farthest below its surface.

• Strange fish live in the ocean depths.
• The boat sank into the depths.
• Divers explored the dark depths of the lake.

類義語： deep water

反対語： shallows

よく使う表現： ocean depths, into the depths, in the depths

どん底

ある状況や人生で、最も悪い、または最もつらい時期。

やさしい英語で： The worst or most unhappy stage of a situation or someone's life.

• She reached the depths of despair.
• The economy sank to new depths last year.
• Even in the depths of misery, he kept hoping.

使い方： the depths of something (He felt alone in the depths of his depression.)

類義語： lowest point, nadir

反対語： peak

よく使う表現： depths of despair, plumb the depths, depths of misery