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近未来
kinmirai
Description
「近未来」は、今からそんなに遠くない未来のことです。よくSF映画や小説で、少し先の世界を表すときに使います。
"近未来" refers to the near future, not too far from now. It is often used in sci-fi movies and novels to describe a world slightly ahead.
Meanings
近未来kinmirai
the near future; a not-so-distant time ahead
この映画は近未来の東京が舞台です。
This movie is set in near-future Tokyo.
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Notes
- Etymology
近 (near) + 未来 (future), literally "near future."
- Nuance
often used in sci-fi to mean a plausible, slightly-ahead world rather than a distant one.
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