失去、減少
最直接的一支：東西從『有』變成『沒有』或『更少』。無論是丟掉的物品、賠掉的錢、還是走掉的好處，都是同一個缺口。
losing something · noun · B2
The fact of no longer having something you had before, or of having less of it.
失去／減少
核心畫面
You can picture 'loss' as the gap left behind when something you had is no longer there — you had it, now you don't, or you have less of it, and what stays with you is that empty space.
可以把 loss 想成『原本握在手裡的東西不見了以後，留下的那個缺口』——你本來有，現在沒了，或變少了；loss 講…更多收起
可以把 loss 想成『原本握在手裡的東西不見了以後，留下的那個缺口』——你本來有，現在沒了，或變少了；loss 講的常常就是那個空掉、少掉的地方。Three branches
失去帶來的傷痛
當那個缺口是一個『人』時，loss 就從數量變成了心裡的重量：既指失去本身，也指心裡那份空落落的感覺。
death (bereavement) · noun · B2
The death of a person, especially someone people loved.
去世／喪失
固定用語
從『缺了一塊』延伸出的幾句固定說法——不是真的丟了東西，而是借那份少了什麼的感覺來形容處境。
at a loss · noun · B2
In 'be at a loss', to be confused and not sure what to do or say.
不知所措
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
lossnoun詞源 1/lɒs/
- 1
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
- loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
- People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
- 2
The destruction or ruin of an object.
- 3
Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
- It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
- 4
Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
- The match ended in their first loss of the season.
- 5
The death of a person or animal.
- We mourn his loss.
- The battle was won, but losses were great.
- 6
The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
- Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.
- 7
businessfinancefinancialThe sum an entity loses on balance.
- The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.
- 8
engineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesElectricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
- The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。