英和和英

読み方 さすが

副詞

1

（=は） （＝何々だけのことがある）（that is） worthy of （him）; （that is） characteristic of （him）; （it is） just like （him to do so）

用例

• さすがは親父の息子だ
  The son is worthy of the father.

• さすがは武士だ
  His conduct is worthy of a samurai.
• 危険に臨んてあわてないところはさすがは軍人だ
  His presence of mind in danger is worthy of a soldier.
• 大様なところはさすがは金持ちの坊ちゃんだ
  His generosity is worthy of a rich man's son
  It is just like a rich man's son to be so generous.
• 義の為に生命を軽んずるところはさすがは日本人だ
  It is just like a Japanese―characteristic of a Japanese―to hold his life at nothing as compared with his cause.
• さすがは慣れたもんだ
  That's worthy of an old hand.
• さすが日本一の名所だけある
  The first beauty spot of Japan is worthy of its name
  The first beauty spot of Japan does not belie its name.
• さすがは大都会だ、何かしら仕事がある
  It is worthy of a great city that one always finds something or other to do.
• そういうのはさすがは先生だ
  The remark is characteristic of the man
  It is just like him to say so.
• さすがは君だ
  That is worthy of you
  It is just like you to do so
  There I recognize you, Mr. xxx.
• さすがは我が子だ
  That's worthy of my boy
  It is just like my boy to do so.
• さすがは佐久間象山の高弟と言われただけある
  He is worthy of being called the aptest pupil of Sakuma Shozan
  He justifies his name as the aptest pupil of Sakuma Shozan.

2

（=は） （＝何々だけあって）like the （great man） that one is; as might be expected of （a great man）

用例

• さすがは武士だけあって危険に臨んでもあわてなかった
  Like the samurai that he was,―As might have been expected of a samurai,―he did not lose his presence of mind in presence of danger.

• さすがは江戸っ子だけあって座談がうまい
  Like the Edokko that he is, he is a good talker.
• さすがは軍人の妻だけあって夫が戦死しても泣かなかった
  Like the soldier's wife that she was, she did not cry overner husband's death.
• さすがは大都会だけあって何かしら仕事がある
  Like the great city that she is, one always finds something or other to do.
• さすがは女の愚に帰り人目無ければなきまろふ
  Like the woman that she was, now that she was left to herself, she abandoned herself to a paroxysm of grief.
• さすがは商売柄で抜目が無い
  His business makes him shrewd.

3

（=の） （＝何々ながらも） （such） as （one is）; even; the very; oneself

用例

• さすがの武士も泣いた
  Samurai as he was, he was overcome.

• さすがの勇士も色を失った
  Brave warrior as he was, he changed colour in alarm.
• さすがの豪傑も泣かざるを得なかった
  Great man as he was, he could not refrain from tears.
• さすがの判事も吹き出した
  Even the grave judge could not keep his countenance
  The very judge could not keep his gravity.
• さすがの強情な女もわっと泣き出した
  Obstinate woman as he was, she burst into a flood of tears.
• さすがの頑固老爺もあの時だけはかねての主義を曲げた
  Rigid disciplinarian as he is, he for once departed from his principles.
• さすがの暴風にもこの家はびくともしなかった
  The storm, furious as it was, could not shake this house.
• さすがの豪傑も今度は困ったようだね
  Even the very great man himself seems to be perplexed for this once.
• さすがの君もこれを見たら感服せざるを得まい
  The sight of this will convince even such a sceptic as you are.
• さすがの僕もちと閉口つかまつった
  Even my great self is a little nonplussed.

4

（=に）（＝はたして）as one might expect; as might be expected

用例

• 彼はさすがに偉い
  He has shown himself a great man, as might have been expected.

• さすがに学者だ
  He has shown himself a great scholar, as was expected.
• 彼はさすがに見立てに背かぬわい
  He has proved himself worthy of confidence, as I had expected.
• さすがに彼の行為は軍人らしい
  He has conducted himself like a soldier, as we had expected.

5

（=に、=は）（＝感心なものだ）（it） does credit to （him）

用例

• 一見して計略を看破したのはさすがに慧眼だ
  It does credit to his discernment that he saw through the design at a glance.

• さすがは東京だ、どうかして仕事がある
  It does credit to Tokyo that one always finds something or other to do.
• さすがは年功だ
  It does credit to his experience
  Therein lies the value of experience.

6

（=に） （＝さはさりながら、とは言うものの）still; however

用例

• 僻村ながらさすが正月は正月だ
  Remote village as it is, New Year is still New Year.

• さすがにそこまで立ち入って言うことはできなかった
  I could not, however, meddle in his affairs so far.
• さすがに女の愚に返り人目無ければ泣きまろぶ
  Her feminine nature, however, asserted itself, and, when left to herself, she abandoned herself to a paroxysm of grief.
• さすがに犯せし罪の恐ろしく仕慣れしことも手に付かず
  Filled, how ever, with remorse for his crime, he could not go about his work as usual.

7

（=に）（＝思わず知らず）in spite of oneself

用例

• 彼はその報に接した時はさすがに顔色を変えた
  When he heard the news, he changed colour in spite of himself.

• その高言のおかしさに彼はさすがに微笑を漏らした
  Tickled at the lofty strain in which she talked, he smiled in spite of himself.
• 彼はさすがに恥じて言葉も無かった
  He could not help feeling ashamed, and kept silent.