形けい骸がい

noun

lifeless body; corpse

Literary or formal term for a dead body, emphasizing the physical shell without soul.

• 戦せん場じょうには形けい骸がいが散さん乱らんしていた。

  Lifeless bodies were scattered across the battlefield.

noun

framework; skeleton; remains

Refers to the bare structural remains of a building, vehicle, or other physical object after decay or destruction.

• 火か災さいの後あと、ビルの形けい骸がいだけが残のこった。

  After the fire, only the skeleton of the building remained.

noun

mere shell; empty form; dead letter

Abstract use for something that retains its outward form but has lost its substance, meaning, or effectiveness. Often used in phrases like 形骸化する (to become a mere shell).

• その制せい度どは形けい骸がい化かして、もはや機き能のうしていない。

  The system has become a dead letter and no longer functions.

• 彼かれの権けん威いは形けい骸がいに過すぎなかった。

  His authority was nothing but an empty shell.