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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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