expressionless
無表情
解説 Definition
顔や声に感情や表現がない状態。無関心、冷淡、または感情を隠している様子を表す。
If someone looks expressionless, their face shows no clear emotion such as happiness, anger, or surprise. It is often used when a person seems calm, blank, or hard to read.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
expressionless は expression「表情・表現」に -less「ない」が付いた形で、まず語の骨組みだけで「表情がない」と取れるようにすると忘れにくいです。expressive「表情豊かな」と対で覚えると定着しやすく、顔なら blank や emotionless に近いものの、expressionless は“感情が読めない顔・声”に焦点があります。an expressionless face, remain expressionless の形で覚えると実際の場面でも出しやすいです。
Break it into `expression` + `-less`. If someone is expressionless, their face or voice has no visible expression. Remember it next to `expressive`, its clear opposite, and with phrases like `an expressionless face` or `remain expressionless`.
例文
She stared at him with an expressionless face.
彼女は無表情で彼を見つめていた。
The judge maintained an expressionless appearance throughout the trial.
判事は裁判全体を通じて無表情を保った。
He spoke in an expressionless tone that gave nothing away.
彼は無感情に話し、何も明かさなかった。
expressionless の類義語・関連語
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expressionless の語源・成り立ち Etymology
expressionless は expression「表情・表現」に欠如を示す -less が付いた語で、「表に押し出すものがない」が原義です。express はラテン語 ex-「外へ」+ press-「押す」に由来し、impress や pressure を思うと、感情が外へ出ない顔だと腑に落ちます。
Expressionless combines expression with the suffix -less, meaning "without." Expression comes from express, from Latin ex-, meaning "out," and press-, meaning "press" or "push," so the original idea was of pressing something outward. The modern word suggests that no feeling or meaning is being pushed outward onto the face. Related words include impress and pressure.
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