hollow

/ˈhɒloʊ/

意味: 空洞、うつろな部分

例文: Momo hid treasure in a tree’s hollow.
　　  モモは木の空洞に宝物を隠した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: hollow tree(空洞の木), hollow sound(空洞の音), hollow promise(空約束)

定義: 中が空っぽの、または中に何もない状態を指します。物の内部が空洞であることを意味し、外側はしっかりしているが中は空っぽのことを表します。例えば、木や物体の中が空洞になっている場合に使われます。また、感情や言葉が実質的な内容がない場合にも使われます。

hollowは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a cavity or space in something
Noun: a small valley between mountains
Noun: a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Verb: remove the inner part or the core of
Verb: remove the interior of
Adjective: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
Adjective: as if echoing in a hollow space
Adjective: devoid of significance or point

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The tree trunk was old and hollow inside.(その木の幹は古くて中が空洞だった。)
She heard a hollow sound when she knocked.(ノックすると空洞の音が聞こえた。)
His words felt hollow and insincere to me.(彼の言葉は空虚で誠実さが感じられなかった。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
Noun: he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Verb: the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Verb: hollow out a tree trunk
Adjective: a hollow wall
Adjective: a hollow tree
Adjective: hollow cheeks
Adjective: his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year
Adjective: the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
Adjective: empty promises
Adjective: a hollow victory
Adjective: vacuous comments

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): core out, dig, empty, excavate, hole, holler, hollow, hollow out, vacuous

Antonyms(反意語): solid

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): cavity, empty, natural depression, remove, valley

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): ablate, amputate, aspirate, bail, bail out, basin, bed, bleed, bone, brush, bur, burl, carve out, chip away, circumcise, clean, clean out, clear, clear off, condense, crater, crumb, dale, de-iodinate, de-ionate, decalcify, decarbonize, decorticate, defang, defuse, degas, dehorn, delete, delouse, demineralize, desorb, detoxify, dig, discharge, disembowel, dislodge, drain, draw, draw off, dredge, eliminate, empty, enucleate, epilate, evacuate, eviscerate, excavate, exenterate, exhaust, expectorate, extirpate, extract, flick, glen, gully, gut, harvest, head, hole, hollow, hull, husk, hypophysectomize, knock out, ladle, leach, lift, lowland, muck, nullah, pick, pit, pouch, pull, ravine, ream, resect, rift valley, scale, scalp, scavenge, scoop, seed, shed, shell, shuck, sinkhole, skim, spoon, stem, string, strip, take away, take off, take out, tear away, tip, trench, trough, tusk, unburden, undock, unhinge, unpack, unsaddle, unstring, unveil, valley, void, wash, wear away, weed, winnow, wipe off, withdraw

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): burrow, cave, cavern, core, dell, dig, drive, excavate, gopher hole, hole, kettle hole, pit, pothole, rabbit burrow, rout, scallop, scoop out, suck in, trench, wormhole

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: dig, emptiness, excavation, hollow, hollowness, vacuity

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative, sadness