"a shadow of your former self" in Japanese

• かつての自分の影

Definition

以前の自分に比べて、体力や元気、自信が著しくなくなってしまった状態を表します。

Usage Notes (Japanese)

主に病気や大きなストレス、年齢などで悪い方向に変化したときに使います。軽い変化や良い変化には使いません。

Examples

After his illness, he became a shadow of his former self.

病気のあと、彼は**かつての自分の影**のようになった。

She is a shadow of her former self since the accident.

事故の後、彼女は**かつての自分の影**になってしまった。

He used to be so active, but now he's a shadow of his former self.

以前はとても活発だったのに、今は**かつての自分の影**だ。

After losing his job, Tom just isn't the same — he's a shadow of his former self.

仕事を失ってから、トムは全然違う人だ—**かつての自分の影**になってしまった。

You wouldn't even recognize her—she's a shadow of her former self these days.

今の彼女は別人みたい—今は**かつての自分の影**だよ。

Since his divorce, Mark's been a shadow of his former self—quiet and withdrawn.

離婚してから、マークは**かつての自分の影**で—静かで引きこもりがちになった。