though

though
ながら 乍
つつ
くせに
* * *
/ðóu/
〖接〗
1 （…である）けれども， にもかかわらず《◆althoughと同義だが， より口語的． 形容詞・副詞・句をつなぐこともある； 強調してéven ～というが， xeven althoughは不可》

a shabby ～ comfortable sofa 座り心地はよいがみすぼらしいソファー

I went out yesterday， ～ I still had a little fever． まだ少し熱があったが昨日は外出した（＝T～ still having ［I still had］ a little fever， …

I still had a little fever， but ［yet， however］… ）

T～ （it is） cold， it is a fine day for soccer． 寒いけれど， サッカーには上々の天気だ《◆though節の主語＋beは， 主節の主語と同じ場合しばしば略される((主に正式))》

Late ～ ［as， ((まれ)) although］ it is， we'll stay a little longer． 遅くなったが， もう少しいます（ ⇒ as〖接〗6 ）

Capable businessman ～ he was， Henry sometimes made mistakes． ヘンリーは有能なビジネスマンだったが， 時々誤りをおかした《◆名詞句が前置された場合は無冠詞》

Go to Kyoto every week ～ he does， Jim likes Tokyo better． ジムは毎週京都へ行っているが， 東京の方が好きだ《◆動詞句の前置》．

2 ((正式))［しばしばevenの後で］ たとえ…（する）にしても（even if）《◆xeven althoughは不可》

Even ～ he is ［((文)) should be， be］ the Premier， he shall hear us． たとえ彼が首相でも， 私たちの言い分を彼に聞いてもらう《◆（even） though … を用いた文はeven ifを用いた文とは異なって， 実際に「彼が首相である」場合に用いる》．

3 ［主節の後の従節を導いて； 等位接続詞的に］ もっとも…だが， とは言っても…だけれど（but， however）《◆事実や意見を軽くつけ足す； 1の用法と紛らわしいことも多い》

I have no doubt our team will win， （even） ～ I say it ［so］ myself． 我々のチームが間違いなく勝ちますよ， もっとも自分でそう言っているだけですが．

▼ as though
⇒ ＝AS if ．
〖副〗
1 ［文中・文尾で］ でも， けれど《◆(1) 文頭は不可． 会話体では文尾のthoughの前にコンマを打たないことも多い． (2) althoughにはこの用法はない》

She didn't want to tell us the story； she did， ～ ［however， all the same， ((正式)) nevertheless］． 彼女は我々に話したがらなかった． でも結局は話してくれた．

2 ［疑問文の後で］ 本当に

Did you meet her， ～？ 本当に彼女に会ったの．


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