英和和英

読み方 あらまし

名詞

（＝概略）an outline; the substance; the sum and substance （of the case）; the gist, the pith （of the matter）

用例

• 事のあらましを述べよう
  I will give you an outline of the matter―the substance of the case.

• 事のあらましはこんなものだ
  This is the sum and substance of the case―the gist of the matter―the pith of the matter.
• これはほんのあらましだ
  It is a rough outline―a mere outline―a bare outline.

副詞

1

（＝ざっと）roughly; mostly; almost; all but （finished, etc.）

用例

• 仕事はあらまし片づいた
  The work is almost finished―all but completed.

• 品物はあらまし片づいた
  The goods are mostly sold―mostly disposed of.
• 今日の仕事はあらまし片づいた
  I have broken the back of my day's work.
• あらましこんなわけさ
  Roughly speaking, that is the state of the case.

2

（＝概して）for the most part; on the whole; in the main; in substance; in sum and substance

用例

• 僕はあらまし君と同意だ
  I agree with you in substance―in the main.

• 話があらまし一致している
  The accounts agree in the main―in substance.
• あらましお話の通りです
  You are, on the whole, right
  You are, in the main, right
  You are right in sum and substance.
• 相談の結果はあらまし左の如くに御座候
  The result of the conference is, in substance, as follows:―