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見事

migoto

Description

「見事」は、とてもうまくできていたり、美しかったりして、思わずほめたくなる時に使う言葉です。

"見事" is a word used when something is done very well or is beautiful, making you want to praise it.

「見事に失敗した」のように、少しひにくを込めて使うこともあります。

It can also be used with a bit of irony, as in "見事に失敗した" (completely failed).

Meanings

見事migoto

splendid; admirable; beautiful

彼女の絵は見事だ。

Her painting is excellent.

見事にmigoto ni

splendidly; perfectly; completely

試合に見事に勝った。

We won the match brilliantly.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    from 見 (see) + 事 (thing); originally meaning something worth seeing.

  • Nuance

    often used adverbially as 見事に to stress how completely or beautifully something was done.

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