wan

青白い、弱々しい

疲れや病気、悲しみなどで、顔色が悪い、または弱々しい。

やさしい英語で： Pale or weak, often because of tiredness, illness, or sadness.

• She gave him a wan smile.
• His face looked wan after weeks of illness.
• Wan sunlight fell across the winter garden.

類義語： pale, weak

よく使う表現： wan smile, wan face, wan light

無気力な、無関心な

関心や感情がほとんど表れていない。

やさしい英語で： Showing little interest or feeling.

• He listened with a wan expression.
• Her wan interest faded before the speech ended.
• The proposal received only a wan response from the committee.

類義語： listless, apathetic

反対語： enthusiastic

よく使う表現： wan expression, wan interest, wan response