- すくなくとも
- [少なくとも] 〔最小限, 最低, せめて〕at (the (very)) least[通例修飾する語(句)の前・後で] 少なくとも, 最低に見積っても(⇔at (the) most)∥ at (the (very)) least for ten days =for at (the (very)) least ten days =for ten days at (the (very)) least 少なくとも10日間《◆後位修飾の方が強調的》 / He is enjoying himself, or at least he appears to be enjoying himself. 彼は楽しんでいる, いや少なくとも楽しんでいるように見える.not fewer than ...[数詞を伴って] 少なくとも…∥ not fewer than thirty books 少なくとも30冊の本.not less than ...[数詞を伴って] 少なくとも…∥ She has not less than seven children. 彼女には子供が少なくとも7人はいる.**easily《略式》[数の前で] 少なくとも, 優に∥ The wingspread was easily twenty feet across. その翼幅は少なくとも20フィートはあった.少なくとも
尠くとも
at least* * *すくなくとも【少なくとも】〔最小限, 最低, せめて〕at (the (very)) least[通例修飾する語(句)の前・後で] 少なくとも, 最低に見積っても(⇔at (the) most)at (the (very)) least for ten days =for at (the (very)) least ten days =for ten days at (the (very)) least 少なくとも10日間《◆後位修飾の方が強調的》
He is enjoying himself, or at least he appears to be enjoying himself. 彼は楽しんでいる, いや少なくとも楽しんでいるように見える.
not fewer than...[数詞を伴って] 少なくとも…not fewer than thirty books 少なくとも30冊の本.
not less than...[数詞を伴って] 少なくとも…She has not less than seven children. 彼女には子供が少なくとも7人はいる.
**easily《略式》[数の前で] 少なくとも, 優にThe wingspread was easily twenty feet across. その翼幅は少なくとも20フィートはあった.
* * *すくなくとも【少なくとも】at (the) least; at the lowest; to say the least (of it); 《口》 leastwise; leastways.●少なくとも10,000 円はする. It will cost \10,000 at the (very) least.
・法律上の罪でないにしても少なくとも非道徳的である. It may not be criminal, but it is immoral, to say the least of it.
・君は少なくとも謝罪すべきだ. The least you can do is (to) apologize.
・彼女の年収は少なくとも1,000 万円は下らない. Her annual income can't be any less than \10 million.
・開票に少なくとも3 時間はかかる. Ballot [Vote] counting will take at least three hours.
・少なくとも同盟国に援助物資を送ることぐらいはできるはずだ. We ought to be able at least to send aid materials to our allies.
・少なくとも彼が犯人でないことだけは確かだ. At least we can be sure that he is not a criminal [the culprit].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.