プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
だんぜつ【断絶】
1 〔絶えること〕extinction
断絶する｜become extinct; cease to exist
- その家は悲惨な事件のため断絶した
The family was wiped out in a tragic accident. - 彼の家は彼を最後に断絶するだろう
The family name will die (out) with him.
2 〔関係を絶つこと〕
断絶する｜break [cut] off
- 世代の断絶
a generation gap - 断絶の時代
the age of discontinuity - 隣国と国交を断絶する
break off diplomatic relations with a neighboring country - 友好関係が断絶した
Friendly relations were severed [ruptured].
断絶感｜
- 息子との断絶感に彼は苦しんだ
He was troubled by a sense of alienation from his son. - 政治家と庶民の断絶感は強まっている
The credibility gap between politicians and the masses is getting wider and wider.