上出来

じょうでき
good performance

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じょうでき【上出来】

good success

/-səksés/ 〖U〗.

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じょうでき【上出来】

a good performance; a master stroke; a (fine) success; good work.

～の[な] well-done; masterly; excellent.

●上出来の作品 a well-executed work

・上出来の成績[記録] an excellent result [record]

・上出来の部類[方] top grade; fine work

・この季節にこれだけ釣れれば, まず上出来の部類だろう. To catch so many fish in this season, that's really well done!

・素人が描いたにしてはこの絵は上出来の方だ. For an amateur, this is a really good picture.

●上出来である be well made [done, executed]; be a success

・今日の演奏は上出来だったよ. Today's performance was very well done.

・あの男にしては上出来だ. For him, this is good work. | You won't get any better work from him.

・これでも私にしては上出来だ. By my standards, this is very good.

・高校生でこれだけ訳せれば上出来だ. For a high-school student to produce such a fine translation is excellent.

・今回の登山は悪天候に見舞われて散々だったが, けがをしなかっただけでも上出来だ. We went up the mountain in terrible weather, so to come back without injury was about the best we could expect.

・上出来, 上出来! Well done! | Great! | Fantastic! | Wonderful! | 《米》 Way to go! | 《米》 《口》 Attaboy! [(女性をほめる場合) Attagirl].