to measure up
Posted by ShuzoNakamura Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:54:51 GMT
誰しも他の人から酷評されることは気分の良いものではありません今回は、そんな状況にまつわる表現をみてみましょう。
"to measure up"です。
これは、「一定の基準にかなう、期待に添う」という意味です。
この表現は、しばしば否定的な形で使われます。単に、"he/she/it doesn't measure up." と言った場合には、「（一定の基準に満たず）満足していない、期待に沿っていない」ということであり、"he/she/it doesn't measure up to…" といった場合、「・・・何かと比較して、それには及ばない」という意味になります。下の例で、トムとビルは、新しい上司について噂しています。彼は有能だと思うけれど、前任者のジョンには及ばないという訳です。しかし、ジョンは、退職するまでの２０年間、会社に勤続し十分な経験を持つのだから仕方がない。今、しばし、様子を見ていこうということになりました。
Tom: Have you met the new manager yet?
Bill: Yes. He seems competent enough.
Tom: I guess so. He still doesn't measure up to John, though.
Bill: Well, he's still new. Give him time. John was with the company for 20 years before he retired.
Tom: Yeah, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
ところで、"Does it measure up?" は、"Is it good enough?"、¨Are you satisfied?¨で、「満足ですか？」という意味です。これは、通（つう）と目される人や一家言持つ人に対して使われます。
4/15/2007
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To measure up means to be as good as someone or something. This is used when comparing someone or something to a set of standards or to someone or something else that set the standards. It is often used in a negative way, usually when you want to say that someone or something is not as good as the original or not as good as it could be. In this case you would say that the person or thing doesn't measure up. You can just say "he/she/it doesn't measure up" or you can say, "he/she/it doesn't measure up to…" whatever standards you are talking about. If you just say, "doesn't measure up," it would mean that whatever it is doesn't meet the standard that you would like. In other words, it is not good enough or it doesn't meet your expectations of what it should be. If you say, "doesn't measure up to whatever," you are saying it is not as good as whatever it is that you are comparing it to. You can also use it as a question as in, "does it measure up," to mean, "is it good enough?"
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