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有様: state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

有様(ありさま)

ありさま

state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle

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変(か)わり果(は)てた町(まち)の有様(ありさま)に、誰(だれ)もが言葉(ことば)を失(うしな)った。
Everyone was left speechless at the state of the town, which had been utterly transformed.
事故現場(じこげんば)の有様(ありさま)を目(ま)の当(あ)たりにし、救助隊(きゅうじょたい)は

息(いき)

をのんだ。

Confronted with the scene at the accident site, the rescue team was left speechless.

その有様(ありさま)を見(み)れば、計画(けいかく)が破綻(はたん)していることは明(あき)らかだった。

Judging by the state of things, it was clear that the plan had fallen apart.

庭(にわ)は長年手入(ながねんてい)れされていない有様(ありさま)だった。

The garden was in a state of having gone unmaintained for many years.