英和辞典

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副詞

as A as Bで Bと同じくらいA

接続詞

❶（～が～する）ように

❷（～が～する）時に, （～が～する）につれて, （～が～し）ながら

❸～なので

前置詞

❶～として

副詞（⦣ 比較変化なし）

as A as BでBと同じくらいA

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前の as が「それと同じだけ（A）」の意味で副詞, あとの as は「（Bが）～である[する]ように」の意味で接続詞.

I am as tall as he is.

♔基本I am as tall as he is.

（私は彼（が背が高い）と同じだけ背が高い）私は彼と同じ身長です[私は彼と同じようにのっぽです].

⦣ as＋形容詞＋as. 話では I am as tall as him. という.

I have as many books as he has [as him].

I have as many books as he has [話as him].

私は彼と同数の本を持っている[私は彼と同じくらいたくさんの本を持っている].

The country is twice [four times] as large as Japan.

（その国は日本と同じ大きさの2 [4]倍だ）その国は日本の2 [4]倍の大きさがある.

I am not as tall as he is [as him].

I am not as tall as he is [話as him].

私は彼ほどの身長はない[私は彼のようにのっぽではない].

He ran as fast as he could.=He ran as fast as possible.

♔基本He ran as fast as he could.=He ran as fast as possible.

彼はできるだけ速く走った.

⦣ as＋副詞＋as.

These roses smell just as sweet (as those).

これらのバラも（あれらと）ちょうど同じくらいよい香かおりがします.

接続詞

❶（～が～する）ように, （～する）とおりに

as you know

君（たち）が知っているように

Do as I say!

私の言うとおりにしなさい!

Do as you like.

君の好きなようにしなさい.

As I said in my last letter, I am taking the exam in March.

この前の手紙で言ったように, 私は3月にその試験を受けます.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

ことわざWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do.

ローマにいる時はローマの人がするようにしなさい.

⦣ 「人は住む土地の風習に従うのがよい」の意味. 「郷ごうに入っては郷に従え」にあたる.

Leave it as it is.

（それをそれがあるままにしておけ）それをそのままにしておきなさい.

❷（～が～する）時に, （～が～する）につれて, （～が～し）ながら

They were leaving as I arrived.

私が着いた時彼らは出発しようとしていた.

I forgot about it as time went by.

時がたつにつれて私はそれを忘れてしまった.

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as は whenよりも, 2つの出来事や動作が接近して起こる時あるいはほとんど同時に起こる時に使われる. その同時性がさらに強まると, 「～するにつれて」「～しながら」と訳すことになる.

As we climbed higher, it got colder.

高く登るにつれてだんだん寒くなった.

We sang as we walked.

私たちは歩きながら歌を歌った.

❸～なので, ～だから（because, since）

As I was sick, I did not go to school.

私は病気だったので学校へ行かなかった.

❹～だけれども（though） ⦣ asの位置に注意. 米では as ～ as の形でも用いる.

Old as he is (=Though he is old), he can still work.

Old as he is Though he is old, he can still work.

彼は年を取ってはいるけれど, まだまだ働ける.

As interesting as the idea seems, there is no way to prove it.

その考えはおもしろそうだが, それを証明する方法がない.

前置詞

❶～として

His father is famous as an artist.

彼の父は画家として有名です.

Please wrap this as a gift.

これを贈おくり物として包んでください.

❷～の時に, ～の頃ころに

I came here as a young girl.

私は少女の頃ここへ来ました.

❸しばしばsuch （～） as ～で～のような～

such fruits as pears and apples=fruits such as pears and apples

such fruits as pears and apples=fruits such as pears and apples

ナシやリンゴのような果物 such A as B（such 成句）

代名詞

such A as ～ で（～する）ようなA, the same A as ～で（～する）のと同じA

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関係代名詞として, as以下の文を, asの前の名詞先行詞Aに関係づけて説明する働きをする.

I want such a brooch as you are wearing.

I want such a brooch as you are wearing.

私はあなたがつけているようなブローチが欲ほしい.

I have the same dictionary as you have.

I have the same dictionary as you have.

私はあなたが持っているのと同じ辞書を持っている.

as ～ as A canas ～ as A can

as ～ as A can

A ができるだけ～

I moved as quickly as I could.

I moved as quickly as I could.

私はできるだけすばやく動いた.

as far as ～as far as ～

as far as ～

～と同じくらい遠く, ～まで; （～が～する）限り far 成句

as for ～as for ～

as for ～

ふつう文頭で～はどうかというと

as for me

as for me

私はどうかというと

as ifas if

as if

まるで（～が～する）かのように

He talks as if he knew everything.

He talks as if he knew everything.

彼は何でも知っているみたいに話す.

I feel as if I were [was, am] dreaming.

I feel as if I were [話 was, am] dreaming.

私はまるで夢を見ているような感じです.

as it isas it is

as it is

文の最後でその（あるが）ままに（接❶最後の例）; 文頭で今のところでは, 実のところ

As it is, I cannot pay you.

As it is, I cannot pay you.

（金があれば払はらうのだが）今のところ君に払えない.

as it wereas it were

as it were

いわば, あたかも（so to speak）

as long as ～as long as ～

as long as ～

～と同じほど長い; （～が～する）限り（長く） long 成句

as soon asas soon as

as soon as

（～が～する）とすぐ soon 成句

as thoughas though

as though

as if

as to ～as to ～

as to ～

～については

as usualas usual

as usual

いつものように usual 成句

～ as well～ as well

～ as well

話～もまた（too）well¹成句

as well as ～as well as ～

as well as ～

～と同じようにうまく; ～と同様に, ～だけでなく

He can speak French as well as English.

He can speak French as well as English.

彼は英語と同じように[英語はもちろん]フランス語も話すことができる.

not as ～ as Anot as ～ as A

not as ～ as A

Aほど～でない

I don't study as hard as he does.

私は彼ほど熱心に勉強しない.