vacant

空いている、空席の

使う人や住む人がおらず、席や役職も誰にも占められていない。

やさしい英語で： Empty because nobody is using, living in, or holding it.

• Is this seat vacant?
• The house has been vacant for months.
• Three teaching positions are still vacant.

類義語： empty, unoccupied, available

反対語： occupied

よく使う表現： vacant seat, vacant room, vacant position

うつろな、ぼんやりした

顔や目に、考えや理解、関心がほとんど表れていない。

やさしい英語で： Showing little thought, understanding, or interest in your face or eyes.

• He gave me a vacant look.
• She sat by the window with a vacant stare.
• Their vacant expressions suggested they had understood nothing.

類義語： blank, expressionless

反対語： alert

よく使う表現： vacant stare, vacant look, vacant expression

白紙の、空白の

文字や印などの内容が何もない。

やさしい英語で： Without any writing, marks, or other content.

• A vacant page lay before her.
• He filled the vacant spaces with tiny drawings.
• She stared at the vacant sheet, unable to begin her letter.

類義語： blank, empty

よく使う表現： vacant page, vacant space, vacant sheet