〜は〜が原因で落ち込んでいる
例文
解説
使う場面とニュアンス
どちらでも
はっきりした原因による、比較的深い落ち込みを説明するときに使います。日常会話でも使えますが、depressed は重く聞こえることがあるため、軽い気分の落ち込みには feeling down のほうが自然な場合があります。
会話で使ってみる
家族
仕事
言い換え・似た表現
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He has been depressed since his divorce.
落ち込みが一定期間続いていることを表す
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She is struggling with depression after the accident.
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He is upset because his application was rejected.
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I can tell that she is feeling low lately.
こう返す
よくある間違い
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✕ Tom is depression because he failed.
○ Tom is depressed because he failed.
depressionは名詞で、人の状態には形容詞のdepressedを使う
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✕ Tom is depressed because of he failed.
○ Tom is depressed because he failed.
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✕ She is depressed from a small disappointment.
○ She is feeling down about a small disappointment.