"hollowness" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 空洞
• 虚假（感情）

Definition

指内里空空的状态，或指缺乏真实感情、意义或诚意的特质。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可形容物体内部的空，也常用来形容感情或话语的空虚、不真诚。多见于正式或文学语境。常与“of”搭配用来描述抽象概念。

Examples

The hollowness of the tree made it easy to carve.

树的**空洞**让雕刻变得容易。

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

他难过时能感到胸口的**空洞**。

There was a hollowness in her voice.

她的声音里有一种**虚假**感。

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

派对结束后，他心里留下一种**空虚**感。

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

政治家的承诺带有某种**虚假**。

She laughed, but the hollowness was hard to hide.

她笑了，但很难掩饰内心的**空虚**。