"hollowness" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 空洞
• 虛假（感情）

Definition

指內裡空空的狀態，或指缺乏真實感情、意義或誠意的特質。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可形容物體空心，也常用於比喻感情或言語的空虛、不真誠。多出現於正式或文學語境。常與“of”連用來描述抽象意義。

Examples

The hollowness of the tree made it easy to carve.

樹的**空洞**讓雕刻變得容易。

He could feel the hollowness in his chest when he was sad.

他難過時能感到胸口的**空洞**。

There was a hollowness in her voice.

她的聲音裡有一種**虛假**感。

After the party ended, a feeling of hollowness remained with him.

派對結束後，他心裡留下了一種**空虛**感。

The politician’s promises had a certain hollowness to them.

政治家的承諾帶有某種**虛假**。

She laughed, but the hollowness was hard to hide.

她笑了，但很難掩飾內心的**空虛**。