► 名詞
前評判 [(3)まえひょうばん] meaning: reputation rank: 4
☆ 映画は前評判通り面白かった ⇨ The movie was as good as advertised, hyped (☛ A preceding reputation, hype)
More examples:
- 彼は前評判だけで実力が備わっていない ⇨ He is only hype and not equipped with true ability
- 彼は勝ち目無しの前評判を覆して勝って男を上げた ⇨ He won despite nobody had thought he stood any chance, and raised his status as a man, earned everybody’s respect
- 前評判が高かっただけに余り大したことがなくて余計がっかりした ⇨ It was not that good and I was even more disappointed because there had been so much hype around it