とは

―とは

①［驚きなどを表す］

**that

〖接〗［判断の根拠を表す副詞節を導いて］ (…する， …である)とは， なんて《◆(1) 驚き・意外・怒りなどを表す. (2) that節中にはしばしば推定の should が用いられる》

It is deplorable that she should have done ［she did， she has done］ so. 彼女がそんなことをしたとは嘆かわしい《◆ should... は意外・驚きの気持を強調する》

It is remarkable that she should ［does］ not understand it. そんなことが彼女にわからないとは珍しいことだ

It was unfortunate that he said ［should have said］ such a thing. 彼がそんなことを言ったとは残念なことである《◆^×It is unfortunate to do 構文は不可》.

**to

〖前〗［形容詞・分詞を修飾して］…するとは《◆形容詞・分詞の意味内容を具体的に述べたり， 原因・理由を表す》

She must be a fool to say so. そんなことを言うとは彼女はばかに違いない《理由・判断の根拠》

It seems strange for Harry to be late for school. ハリーが学校に遅れるとは不思議に思える

It is miserable of him ［He is miserable］ to make fun of her. 彼女を笑いものにするとは彼は卑劣なやつだ

It is just typical of her to say so. そう言うとはいかにも彼女らしい《◆^×She is typical to say so. は不可》.

▲I can't see her as chief of the department. まさか彼女が部長とはね

What a shame about your absence! あなたが欠席とは残念至極です

No one would have dreamed of there being such a place. そんな所があろうとはだれも思わなかっただろう

To think I should live to hear such words coming from the mouth of my son. 生きて息子の口からそんな言葉を聞こうとは(驚いた).

②［詳しく説明して］

¶愛～夢にまで彼女を見ることだ

Love is seeing her in your dreams.

¶1週間～7日のことだ

A week is seven days. 《◆ week という語を定義するいい方》.

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-とは

1 〔…と言うのは〕

●幸福とは何ぞや. What is happiness?

・君の言う友人とはだれのことですか. Whom [Who] are you referring to as a friend?

・泥棒とは人の物を盗むやつのことだ. A thief is a guy who steals things from others.

・猫に小判とはこのことだ. This is what one means by “pearls before swine.” | Talk of casting pearls before swine!

2 〔それほどは〕 so much.

●1,000 円とはかからない do not cost so much as \1,000.

●上野まで 1 時間とはかからない. It takes less than an hour to go to Ueno.

3 〔…なんて〕 how [why] should…; I never imagined that…; to think that….

●ここで君に会おうとは思わなかった. This is the last place I expected to meet you. | I never imagined [Little did I imagine] I'd meet you here.

・そんなことをするとは気でも狂ったのか. Are you mad that you should do such a thing?

・あんないい人を追い出すとはあきれた話だ. It's terrible that they should force a nice person like that to leave.

・あの人が大泥棒とは. I never imagined he was a big-time thief.

・彼にも神を信じていたときがあったとは. To think that there was a time when he believed in God!

4 〔「と」を強めた言い方〕 as…; for…; in the way of….

●彼がそれに気づいているとは思えない. I can't imagine that he ever noticed it.

・あれが自然災害とは思えない. I don't believe for a moment that it was a natural disaster.

・彼は大物とは言えない. By no means can you say that he's a man of importance.

・その格好ならだれも君だとは気がつかないだろう. Nobody will recognize you in that getup.