1590s, "deep crack in the earth," from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma "yawning hollow, gulf," related to khaskein "to yawn," and thus to chaos. In English in 17c. often spelled chasma. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Chasmal; chasmic.
例文
1. There 's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.
その社会には貧富の差が存在している.
2.A chasm separates my generation from my parents '.
分岐により、私の世代は私の両親の世代とは異なります。
3.Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
大地が突然裂け、深い穴が形成された。
4.A huge chasm gaped before them.
彼らの前には大きなひび割れがあった。
5.Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.