相関語句 ( 定型のようになっている語句 ) の表現 1. A is to B what C is to D. A と B の関係は C と D の関係に等しい Leaves are to the plant what lungs are to the animal. 2. above ~ing ~ することを恥と思う He is above telling a lie. 3. all+ 抽象名詞きわめて ~ He is all kindness. 4. 名詞 (or 形容詞 or 副詞 )+as+s+v ~ だけれども Child as he is, he is brave. Rich as he is, he is never idle. 5. as as any ~ 世にもまれな He is as great a statesman as any. 6. as as can be この上なく He is as poor as poor can be. 7. as as possible (or one can) できるだけ ~ Come as soon as possible. Come as soon as you can. 8. as if ~; as though ~ あたかも~であるかのように He speaks as if he knew everything. 仮定法過去 9. as (or so) far as ~ ~ まで ~ する限り I had to walk as far as the station. As far as I know, he is honest. 10. as good as ~ ~ も同然 He is as good as dead. 11. as long as ~ ~ の間は I will help you as long as I live. 12. as many ~ ~ と同数の like so many ~ さながら ~ のように He stayed there three days, but I stayed as many weeks. They work like so many ants. 13. as much as ~ ~ だけ I dislike you as much as I dislike myself. 14. as it is ( 文尾 ) そのままに ( 文頭 ) ところが実際はそうでないから The artist does not copy nature as it is. If I were rich, I should go abroad. As it is, I can t do so. 15. as it were, so to speak いわば He is, as it were, a grown-up baby. 16. as ~, so ~ であると同様に だ As the lion is king of beasts, so the eagle is king of birds. 17. as soon as ~ ~ するやいなや As soon as I hear, I will let you know. 18. as well ~ もまた
This will do as well. 19. ~ as well as 同様に ~ He gave me clothes as well as money. 20. at once and ~ でもあり ~ でもある He is at once stern and kind. 21. cannot but + 原形 ; cannot help +~ing ~ せざるをえない I cannot but laugh. I cannot help laughing. 22. cannot + too ~ いくら ~ してもしすぎることはない I cannot be too grateful for his kindness. 23. either or ~ か ~ かいずれか一方 Either he or you are to blame. 彼か君のどちらかが悪いのだ 24. for the ~ing ~ しさえすれば Who would be satisfied with the success which may be had for the wishing? 望みさえすれば得られるような成功に満足するようなものがあろうか 25. had better + 原形 ~ したほうがよい You had better start at once. 26. have only to ~ ~ しさえすればよい You have only to see him. 27. have ~thing to do with と関係がある I have nothing to do with the matter. 28. if any もしあるにしても There are few, if any, such men. こんな人は もしあるにしても まず少ない 29. If it were not for ~ もし ~ がなければ If it were not for your help, I should fail. 30. If it had not been for ~ もし ~ がなかったならば If it had not been for your help, I should have failed. 31. If only ~ ~ しさえすれば If only it would stop raining. 雨がやみさえしたらなあ 32. if not ~ もし ~ でなければ Where should I go, if not to my house? 自分の家でなければ 私はどこへ行ったらよいのだ 33. 命令形, and ~ すれば ~ 命令形, or ~ しなければ ~ Work hard, and you will succeed in life. Work hard, or you will fail. 34. in or der to+ 原形 We ran in order to catch him. 35. It is no use (or good) ~ing ~ してもむだだ It is no use crying over spilt milk.
36. It is worthwhile to ~ ~ する価値がある It is worthwhile to read this book. 37. It that ~ ~ は である It was with great difficulty that I did it. 私がそれをしたのはやっとの事であった 38. It is true, but ~ なるほど だが ~ It is true its flower is beautiful, but it bears no fruit. なるほどその花は美しいが 実はならない 39. lest should ~ が ~ しないように I work hard lest I should fail in the examination. 40. may as well as ~ ~ して良いと同じく してもよい We may as well call a cat a little tiger as call a tiger a big cat. 41. may well ~ ~ するのも無理がない You may well say so. 42. might as well as ~ ~ するのは するようなものだ We might as well call a horse a fish as call a whale one. くじらを魚というのは馬を魚というようなものだ 43. more than ~ ~ 以上の You are more than a mere writer. 44. much less ~ まして ~ ない much more ~ まして ~ である I never think of it, much less say it. Animals and plants have right to live, much more men. 45. neither nor ~ も ~ もどちらもない She is neither beautiful nor intelligent. 46. 否定形 +but+ 動詞 ~ しないものはない There is no rule but has exception. 47. 否定形 +but+ 主語 + 動詞 すれば必ず ~ する It never rains without pours. 降れば必ず土砂降りになる 48. 否定形 + 比較級 +than ~ ~ ほど なものはない Nothing is more precious than time. 49. 否定形 +so as ~ ~ ほど なものはない No other animal is so large as a whale. 50. 否定形 until ~ ~ して初めて する The value of health is not esteemed until it is lost. 51. never to ~ して決して ~ ない He left Africa never to return home. 52. no better than ~ ~ に過ぎない He is no better than a beginner. 53. no less than ~ ~ であると同様に だ no less than ~ ~ も
He is no less guilty than you. He has no less than 100 dollars. 54. no (or not any) longer もはや ~ ない no (or not any) more もはや ~ ない He is no longer a child. I want it no more. 55. no matter + 疑問詞 + may ~ ~ ever + may ~ ~ しようとも No matter what he may say, I don t believe him. Whatever he may say, I don t believe him. 56. A is no more than B ~ A is not any more than B ~ A が でないのは B が ~ でないのと同じ A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 鯨が魚でないのは馬が魚でないのと同じ Work is not the object of life any more than play. 仕事が人生の目的でないのは遊びが人生の目的でないのと同じ 57. no sooner than ~ するやいなや ~ No sooner had he read the letter than he began to cry. 58. not + all (every) All is not gold that glitters. 光るものがみな金とは限らない Every man cannot be a poet. みなが詩人になれるとは限らない 59. not + quite 全く と言うわけではない I am not quite sure of it. 60. not + always (necessarily) 必ずしも とは限らない The rich are not always happy. 61. not because ~ ~ だからといって でない You should not despise a man because he looks poor. 62. not + both ~ 両方とも ~ である訳ではない Both of them were not present. 2 人とも出席していた訳ではない ( どちらか一人は欠席していた ) 63. not but ~ ではなく ~ He is not my nephew, but my cousin. 64. not better than ~ ~ よりはよくはない せいぜい ~ He is not better than a student. 彼はたかが学生だ 65. no less than ~ ~ にまさるとも劣らない not less than ~ ~ かそれ以上 少なくとも ~ She is not less beautiful than her sister. 彼女は 姉にまさるとも劣らずきれいだ He has not less than 100 dollars. 彼は少なくとも 100 ドルは持っている He has not more than ten books. かれはせいぜい 10 冊しか本を持っていない 66. not only but (also) ~ ばかりではなく ~
He can speak not only English but also German. 67. not so much as ~ よりむしろ ~ not so much as ~ ~ さえもしない He is not so much as a scholar as a writer. 彼は学者であるよりもむしろ作家だ He cannot so much as write his name. 彼は自分の名前さえも書けない 68. not that ~ ~ と言うわけではない Not that I am against you. 私はあなたに反対してるわけではない 69. not that but that ~ だからと言うわけではなくて ~ Not that he resembled a monkey, but that a monkey resembled him. 70. nothing + 比較級 than ~ ~ ほど なものはない Nothing can be simpler than this. これほど簡単なものはない 71. now (that) ~ もう ~ であるから Now that I am older, I have changed my mind. 72. now, now ~ ある時は ある時は ~ She is now gay, now sad. 73. on ~ing ~ するやいなや I felt better on going ashore. 74. on the one hand, and on the other hand ~ 一方では また一方では ~ On the one hand I have much work to do; on the other hand I have a lot of visitors to see. 75. one thing, ~ another と ~ とは別問題 To know is one thing, to teach is another. 76. the one, the other ~ 前者は 後者は ~ the former, the latter ~ We keep a cat and a dog; the one is white and the other is black. 77. only to ~ 結果はただ ~ しただけ He tried only to fail. 78. enough to ~ ~ するにたるだけ He was king enough to show me the way. 79. Scarcely (hardly) when (before) ~ するやいなや ~ Scarcely had I left home when it began to rain. 80. so as to ~ ~ するように so as to ~ 非常に だから ~ する He tried hard so as to win the race. 彼は競争に勝とうとして一生懸命努力した He tried so hard as to win the race. 彼は非常に一生懸命努力したので競争に勝った 81. so long as ~ ~ である限り You will never be a good skier so long as you are afraid of snow. 82. so that ~ とても なので ~
not so that ~ ~ ほど でない He is so rich that he can buy anything. 彼はとても金持ちだから何でも買える He is not so rich that he can buy anything. 彼は何でも買える程金持ちではない 83. some, others ~ するものもあれば ~ するものもある Some like skiing, others skating. 84. something of いくらか nothing of 少しも ない He is something of a musician. I see nothing of him lately. 85. such as ~ ~ のようなそんな Read such books as will benefit you. ためになるような本を読みなさい 86. not so as to ~ not such as to ~ ~ するほど でない He is not so foolish as to believe it. He is not such a fool as to believe it. 87. such that ~ とても なので ~ It was such a fine day that we enjoyed ourselves very much. 88. that may (can) ~ ~ するように I raised my hand that the bus might stop. 89. the same as ~ ~ と同じような the same that ~ ~ と同じもの ( 同一物 ) This is the same lighter as I lost yesterday. これは私が昨日なくしたのと同じようなライターだ This is the same lighter that I lost yesterday. これは私が昨日なくしたライターだ 90. the + 比較級, the + 比較級 ~ すればするほど ~ The higher up you go, the colder becomes the air. 91. (all +) the + 比較級 + because ~ ~ だからかえってますます (all +) + the + 比較級 + for ~ I love her all the better because she is childish. I love her all the better for her childishness. 92. 否定形 + the + 比較級それでもやはり He is none the better for a change of air. 彼は転地してもそれでもやはりよくならない I love him none the less because he has faults. 彼には欠点があるが それでもやはり私は彼が好きだ 93. the + 最上級どんな ~ でさえも The wisest man does not know everything. どんな賢い人でも何でも知っているとは限らない 94. too to ~ あまり なので ~ できない too not to ~ だから ~ しないはずはない not too to ~ でないから ~ する This book is too difficult for me to read. He is too wise not to understand it.
He is not too old to do it. 95. There is no ~ing ~ することはできない There is no knowing how old he is. 96. What is + 比較級さらに ~ なことには She is beautiful, and what is still better, she is kind. 彼女は美人だし さらに良いことには 彼女は親切だ 97. What one is 現在の自分 What one has 人の財産 What I am is not what I was. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. 豊かか貧しいかは その人の人物いかんによるのであって その人の財産によるのではない 98. What with (or by) what with (or by) ~ やら ~ やらで What with hunger and (what with) cold, we could not walk any more. 空腹や寒さやらで我々はもうそれ以上歩けなかった 99. Whether or ~ にせよ ~ にせよ I am determined to marry her, whether my parents approve it or not. 100. would rather than ~ ~ するくらいなら する I would rather stay at home than go driving on such a rainy day. こんな雨降りにドライブに行く位なら家にいた方がましだ