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[adv]
[yoji]
▶ almost certainly ▶ in all probability ▶ ten to one ▶ in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred |
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[n]
[yoji]
《usu. as 〜まで》 ▶ near-completeness ▶ near-perfection ▶ ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.) |
9. | A 2023-08-30 04:47:13 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
8. | A* 2023-08-30 01:31:52 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | daijs, meikyo, smk, gg5 |
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Comments: | There are two senses but the JEs only have the first. |
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Diff: | @@ -11 +10,0 @@ -<pos>&adj-no;</pos> @@ -14,2 +12,0 @@ -<gloss>ten to one</gloss> -<gloss>nine cases out of ten</gloss> @@ -17,0 +15,10 @@ +<gloss>ten to one</gloss> +<gloss>in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&yoji;</misc> +<s_inf>usu. as 〜まで</s_inf> +<gloss>near-completeness</gloss> +<gloss>near-perfection</gloss> +<gloss>ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)</gloss> |
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7. | A 2023-08-29 21:04:01 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | I thought I'd removed it. |
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6. | A* 2023-08-29 18:40:37 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | I don't think we usually add cross references for synonyms like this |
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Diff: | @@ -13 +12,0 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1522050">殆ど・ほとんど・1</xref> |
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5. | A 2023-08-29 06:15:05 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | GG5: ten to one; in nine cases out of ten; in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred; in all probability. 中辞典: almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one ルミナス: (ほとんど常に) in nine cases out of ten; (きっと) ten to one, in all probability. |
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Comments: | The entry was simple, clear and accurate. I really think the proposed change, with parenthesised bits and explanations, made it rather messier, I don't think the xref is needed. |
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Diff: | @@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ -<gloss>almost perfect (e.g. score)</gloss> -<gloss>almost completely (e.g. successful, flawless)</gloss> -<gloss g_type="expl">originally 九分九厘 out of 十分, or 99%. oft. taken as ほとんど instead</gloss> +<gloss>ten to one</gloss> +<gloss>nine cases out of ten</gloss> +<gloss>almost certainly</gloss> +<gloss>in all probability</gloss> |
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