faded

色あせた、退色した

色の鮮やかさやはっきりした感じが失われたさま。

やさしい英語で： Having a colour that has become less bright or clear.

• He wore faded blue jeans.
• The curtains looked faded after years in the sun.
• She found a faded photograph of her grandparents.

類義語： pale, washed-out

よく使う表現： faded jeans, faded photograph, faded curtains

衰えた、落ちぶれた

以前の力や活気、重要性、成功が失われたさま。

やさしい英語で： Having lost the strength, energy, importance, or success that something or someone once had.

• The town survives on its faded glory.
• A faded star returned to the stage.
• Her faded hopes briefly came back to life.

類義語： diminished, declining

よく使う表現： faded glory, faded star, faded beauty

ハイになった、キマった

薬物の影響で、普段どおりに考えたり行動したりできないさま。

やさしい英語で： Affected by drugs so that you cannot think or act normally.

• He got faded at the party.
• They were too faded to follow the conversation.
• She looked faded after smoking with her friends.

類義語： high, stoned

反対語： sober

よく使う表現： get faded, completely faded, feel faded