hollow american dream

language: ko

definitions

  1. The concept that the traditional promise of upward mobility, social advancement, and prosperity in the United States is an illusion, unfulfilled, or increasingly unattainable for many due to systemic inequalities or economic shifts.
    ko: 번영의 환상
  2. A state of achieving material wealth, consumerist success, and social status while experiencing a profound lack of spiritual, emotional, or personal fulfillment.
    ko: 물질적 성공과 정신적 공허

examples

  1. Many young people feel they are chasing a hollow American dream that is increasingly out of reach.

    많은 젊은이들이 점점 더 손에 닿지 않는 허망한 아메리칸 드림을 쫓고 있다고 느낀다.

  2. He realized he had achieved the hollow American dream: a big house and a luxury car, but no real happiness.

    그는 큰 집과 고급 차를 가졌지만 진정한 행복은 없는, 허망한 아메리칸 드림을 이루었다는 것을 깨달았다.