► 接続助詞
どころか [(1)どころか] meaning: not only rank: 2
☆ 彼はメダルどころか決勝にすら進出できなかった ⇨ Not only he didn’t get any medal, he didn’t even reached the final
☆ 彼は謝るどころか私のせいにしようとした ⇨ Not only he didn’t apologize, he even tried to blame me
More examples:
- これだけあれば十分どころか、余りが出るかもよ ⇨ Not only this is enough, we might end up with leftovers
- 彼は助けになるどころか足手まといだった ⇨ Not just he was not of any help, he actually held us back
- あいつは謝るどころか完全に開き直っている ⇨ Not only he’s not apologizing, he is completely defiant
- 彼は謝るどころか居直った ⇨ Not only he didn’t apologize, he became even more hostile
- 我々は世界平和に近づくどころか遠ざかっているように見える ⇨ It seems we are not getting any closer to the world peace, but rather getting further away from it
- 彼は失敗の埋合せをするどころかケツをまくった ⇨ Not only didn’t he make up for his mistakes, he exposed his butt, became defiant
- A: 彼は謝りもしなかった。B: ああ、それどころかまだ文句を言っていたよ ⇨ A: He didn’t even apologize. B: Oh, not only that, he was still complaining