deepness

/-pnə̇s/ (ame, mw)

deepness — 名詞

1. the property of going far down, far in, or far back — used about places, sounds,

1.名詞C1
釋義

深度；深邃

形容深的程度或質感，較文學

the property of going far down, far in, or far back — used about places, sounds, or feelings, when you want to name how deep something is rather than just describe it.

例句

Soraya was startled by the deepness of the well behind the old farmhouse.

Soraya 被老農舍後方那口井的深度嚇了一跳。

the deepness of + [physical thing]

The deepness of Otis's voice made every child in the storytime circle lean forward.

Otis 嗓音的深邃讓故事時間圈裡的每個孩子都往前傾。

the deepness of + [voice / sound]

同義詞
  • depth

    far more common and used for measurable distance; 'deepness' is the literary, quality-naming alternative

  • profundity

    formal; mostly for ideas or feelings, not for physical distance

反義詞
  • shallowness

    the matching quality noun for being not deep

文法句型

the deepness of [noun]

用法筆記

Much rarer than 'depth'; readers will usually expect 'depth' for measurable cases ('the depth of the pool') and reserve 'deepness' for a slightly literary, quality-naming use ('the deepness of his voice'). Treat it as a stylistic choice, not a synonym you can swap in everywhere.

常見錯誤

❌The pool has a deepness of two metres.
✅The pool has a depth of two metres.
💡for a measurement with a number, use 'depth'; 'deepness' names a quality, not a number.
❌Out of deepness, she answered carefully.
✅Out of thoughtfulness, she answered carefully.
💡'deepness' does not mean a person being thoughtful; use 'thoughtfulness' or 'seriousness' for that.