【No. 1768】Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa (息を呑む美しさ - Breathtaking Beauty)
Feb 26, 2021 17:29
Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa
Lately, I work while seeing natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of my desk.
I played a Russian landscape video today.
The beautiful scene was played continuously, but the scenery of jewel-like ice (probably Lake Bikal) was breathtaking.
In the last Japanese sentence, I added iki wo nomu (息を呑む) before utukushisa (美しさ), meaning "beauty."
Iki (息) means "breath" and nomu (呑む) means "to drink/swallow."
That is to say, iki wo nomu implies that you are so surprised that you hold your breath for a moment, and it can emphasize adjectives.
Today's work did not go well very much because I was fascinated by the video.
Lately, I work while seeing natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of my desk.
I played a Russian landscape video today.
The beautiful scene was played continuously, but the scenery of jewel-like ice (probably Lake Bikal) was breathtaking.
In the last Japanese sentence, I added iki wo nomu (息を呑む) before utukushisa (美しさ), meaning "beauty."
Iki (息) means "breath" and nomu (呑む) means "to drink/swallow."
That is to say, iki wo nomu implies that you are so surprised that you hold your breath for a moment, and it can emphasize adjectives.
Today's work did not go well very much because I was fascinated by the video.
息を呑む美しさ
最近私は、机の奥に設置したディスプレイに、自然の映像を流しながら仕事をしています。
今日は、ロシアの景色を流していました。
美しい映像が続きましたが、特に宝石のような氷が広がる景色（バイカル湖でしょうか？）は、息を呑む美しさでした。
直前の文で私は、"beauty" を意味する「美しさ」に「息を呑む」という言葉をつけました。
「息」は "breath"、「呑む」は "drink" や "swallow" を意味します。
すなわち「息を呑む」とは「息が一瞬止まるほど驚くこと」を表し、形容詞を強調するはたらきを持ちます。
素晴らしい映像に見とれたため、仕事はあまり捗りませんでした。
最近私は、机の奥に設置したディスプレイに、自然の映像を流しながら仕事をしています。
今日は、ロシアの景色を流していました。
美しい映像が続きましたが、特に宝石のような氷が広がる景色（バイカル湖でしょうか？）は、息を呑む美しさでした。
直前の文で私は、"beauty" を意味する「美しさ」に「息を呑む」という言葉をつけました。
「息」は "breath"、「呑む」は "drink" や "swallow" を意味します。
すなわち「息を呑む」とは「息が一瞬止まるほど驚くこと」を表し、形容詞を強調するはたらきを持ちます。
素晴らしい映像に見とれたため、仕事はあまり捗りませんでした。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 SlowAndSteady
- Lately, I work while seeing natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of my desk.
- Lately, I work while seeing natural landscape videos are on a display installed at the back of my desk.
- The beautiful scene was played continuously, but the scenery of jewel-like ice (probably Lake Bikal) was breathtaking.
- The beautiful scene was played continuously, but the scenery of jewel-like ice (probably Lake Bikal) was breathtaking.
- Today's work did not go well very much because I was fascinated by the video.
- Today's work did not go very well very much because I was fascinated by the video.
If you are negatively surprised, you can say you "gasped". Positively, you can say something "took my breath away."
Toru
Thank you for correcting my post and letting me know that! :)
Thank you for correcting my post and letting me know that! :)