desolate

人けのない、無人の

人がおらず、誰も住んでいない。

やさしい英語で： Empty of people, with nobody living there.

• They reached a desolate village.
• The island was desolate after everyone left.
• We walked through desolate streets without seeing anyone.

類義語： deserted, uninhabited

反対語： inhabited

よく使う表現： desolate village, desolate island, desolate streets

不毛の、荒涼とした

植物や動物などの生き物がほとんどいない。

やさしい英語で： Having almost no plants, animals, or other living things.

• Nothing grew on the desolate plain.
• They crossed a desolate landscape of rock and sand.
• The hillside looked desolate without any trees or grass.

類義語： barren, lifeless

反対語： fertile, lush

よく使う表現： desolate landscape, desolate wasteland, desolate plain

寂しい、わびしい

何もなく、寂しくて暗い感じがする。

やさしい英語で： Looking empty, sad, and unpleasant.

• The empty park looked desolate.
• Rain made the railway station seem desolate.
• A cold wind swept across the desolate scene.

類義語： bleak, dreary, dismal

反対語： cheerful

よく使う表現： desolate scene, desolate view, look desolate

悲嘆に暮れた、絶望した

ひどく悲しく、孤独で希望がないと感じている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling extremely sad, lonely, and without hope.

• She felt desolate after he left.
• His death left the family desolate.
• Even among friends, he remained utterly desolate.

類義語： heartbroken, forlorn, hopeless

よく使う表現： feel desolate, desolate heart, utterly desolate

荒廃した、廃墟となった

ひどい損傷や放置により、住んだり使ったりできない状態。

やさしい英語で： So badly damaged or neglected that people cannot live there or use it.

• The house stood desolate after the fire.
• War had left the town desolate.
• They found only desolate buildings with collapsed roofs.

類義語： ruined, devastated

よく使う表現： desolate ruins, desolate house, desolate town

荒廃させる、壊滅させる

ある場所を破壊したり、ひどい被害を与えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To destroy a place or damage it very badly.

• War desolated the valley.
• The invading army desolated several villages.
• A great fire had desolated the once prosperous city.

類義語： devastate, ravage, lay waste to

よく使う表現： desolate a city, desolate the land

悲嘆に暮れさせる、絶望させる

人をひどく悲しませ、孤独や絶望を感じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel extremely sad, lonely, and without hope.

• The news desolated her.
• His sudden departure desolated the whole family.
• Years of loss had desolated her heart.

類義語： devastate, break someone’s heart

よく使う表現： desolate someone’s heart, desolate someone utterly

見捨てる、放棄する

場所や物を置き去りにし、世話や管理をやめる。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place or thing behind and stop caring for it.

• The settlers desolated their homes and departed.
• Worshippers had desolated the old shrine.
• The villagers desolated the settlement when the wells ran dry.

類義語： abandon, forsake

よく使う表現： desolate a home, desolate a shrine