"chasm" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 深淵
• 裂口 (比喻)

Definition

chasm 指地面上非常深且寬的裂縫，也可指羣體、觀點或事物間巨大的差距或鴻溝。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Chasm' 常用在正式或文學場合，描述真實的大裂口或比喻巨大隔閡。與 'gap'（較小的裂縫）和 'canyon'（峽谷）用法不同。常見短語有 'a chasm between generations'、'fell into the chasm'。

Examples

There was a deep chasm between the two mountains.

兩座山之間有一道深深的**深淵**。

Be careful not to fall into the chasm.

小心不要掉進**深淵**裡。

A chasm separated the two villages.

一個**深淵**把兩個村莊分開了。

There’s a real chasm between rich and poor in many cities.

在許多城市，貧富之間存在真正的**鴻溝**。

Their argument revealed a chasm in their beliefs.

他們的爭論揭露了信仰上的巨大**分歧**。

After the storm, a massive chasm had opened up in the road.

暴風雨過後，馬路上出現了巨大的**裂口**。