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  4. come out of the darkness

come out of the darkness

/kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈdɑːrkˌnəs/
闇から抜け出す

After years of depression, she finally began to come out of the darkness.

長年のうつ病を経て、彼女はついに闇から抜け出し始めた。


◆ 本当の意味
絶望や無知から希望や理解へ移行する
¶ 文字通りの意味
暗闇の外に出てくる
文字通りの分解
come out出てくる+of the darkness暗闇から
◇ イメージ
A person walking from a pitch-black area into a well-lit space, symbolizing clarity and relief.
◈ 使用シーン
Describing someone recovering from a long illness or depression.
◉ 文化的背景
Light and darkness are universal metaphors for good/evil and knowledge/ignorance in Western literature.
文学的

精神的苦しみ、絶望、または無知の状態から回復し、希望や理解を得ること。

The community came out of the darkness after the long winter of economic hardship.

経済的な困難という長い冬を経て、その地域は闇から抜け出した。

比喩的な表現であり、物理的な暗闇を指す場合もありますが、文脈によって精神的な回復や真実の発見を意味することが多いです。

コロケーション

come out of the darkness into the light闇から光の中へ出るemerge from the darkness闇から現れる

類義語

emerge from the shadowssee the lightfind hope

反義語

descend into darknessfall into despairlose hope

関連フレーズ

see the light慣用句
to understand the truth or change one's mind
break the darknessフレーズ
to dispel gloom or ignorance

プロのヒント

Metaphorical Use

Use this phrase to describe emotional or intellectual recovery, not just physical movement from a dark room.

ゴールデンルール

Context is Key

Ensure the context clearly supports a metaphorical interpretation if you are not describing literal light levels.

語源

Common English metaphorical construction combining the verb 'come out' (to emerge) with the noun 'darkness' (metaphor for ignorance or despair).

使用上の注意

This phrase is often used in literary or emotional contexts to describe a transition from a negative state to a positive one. It is not a fixed idiom with a non-literal meaning distinct from its parts, but rather a descriptive phrase.

単語の分解

come out
to emerge or appear
phrasal_verb
+
of the darkness
from a state of obscurity or despair
prepositional_phrase
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