How do you use "Famished" in a sentence?

I'm absolutely famished. Famished! We were famished after the hike. I'm famished—when's dinner?

Famished

Q: What does "Famished" mean?

Extremely hungry Emphatic way of saying very hungry. More dramatic than 'hungry,' less common than 'starving.'

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意味: Extremely hungry

极度饥饿

Extremadamente hambriento

極度にお腹が空いた

극도로 배가 고픈

Emphatic way of saying very hungry. More dramatic than 'hungry,' less common than 'starving.'

强调非常饿的说法。比'hungry'更夸张，比'starving'少用。

Forma enfática de decir que tienes mucha hambre. Más dramático que 'hungry', menos común que 'starving'.

とてもお腹が空いたことを強調する言い方。「hungry」よりドラマチックで、「starving」より使用頻度が低い。

매우 배가 고프다는 것을 강조하는 표현. 'hungry'보다 극적이고, 'starving'보다는 덜 흔하게 쓰인다.

例文

I'm absolutely famished.
我真的饿坏了
estoy absolutamente hambriento
本当にお腹ペコペコ
정말 배가 너무 고파
Famished!
饿坏了！
¡muerto de hambre!
お腹空いた！
배고파 죽겠어!
We were famished after the hike.
徒步后我们饿坏了
estábamos hambrientos después de la caminata
ハイキングの後、すごくお腹が空いた
하이킹 후에 엄청 배가 고팠어
I'm famished—when's dinner?
我饿坏了，什么时候吃晚饭？
estoy hambriento, ¿cuándo es la cena?
お腹ペコペコ、夕食はいつ？
배고파 죽겠는데, 저녁 언제야?

発音

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

使い方ガイド

場面: hunger, emphasis, expression

トーン: emphatic, slightly formal

✓ 正しい言い方

Famished.
饿坏了
hambriento
お腹ペコペコ
패미시드.
Absolutely famished.
真的饿坏了
absolutamente hambriento
本当にお腹ペコペコ
정말 패미시드.
I'm famished.
我饿坏了
estoy hambriento
お腹ペコペコです
배고파 죽겠어.

✗ 間違った言い方

Slightly more literary than 'starving'
Slightly more literary than 'starving'（比starving稍微文雅）
Un poco más literario que 'starving'
Slightly more literary than 'starving'（starvingよりやや文語的）
'starving'보다 약간 문어체적
Emphatic
Emphatic（强调）
Enfático
Emphatic（強調表現）
강조 표현

よくある間違い

More emphatic than 'very hungry'
Slightly literary feel

起源と歴史

From Old English 'faminish' (to starve). Literary term now used emphatically.

語源: From Old English famine-related words

初出: Middle English onwards

文化的背景

Era: Traditional, ongoing

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal expression; Literary usage

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking countries.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

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