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ken

2021年09月19日
"What I really saw in the figure of Mona Lisa was the estranging image of woman beyond the reach of my sympathy or the ken of my interest…"




Reminds me of "yen", a "yen for ___".


Definition of ken

 (Entry 1 of 2)


1 : the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge abstract words that are beyond the ken of young children— Lois M. Rettie
2a : the range of vision
b : sight, view 'tis double death to drown in ken of shore— William Shakespeare
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