► 副詞
割に [わりに] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ もっと高いかと思っていたが、割に安かった ⇨ I thought it was lot more expensive, but it was fairly cheap (☛ The result is positive despite the original expectation)
► 成句
割 [(2)わり] [割に] [coll] meaning: even though rank: 2
☆ この製品は安い割に品質が良い ⇨ This product is of high quality even though it is inexpensive (☛ Typically the result is positive despite the premise)
☆ 彼は物凄く食べる割に痩せている ⇨ He is thin even though he eats like crazy (☛ Typically the result is positive despite the premise)
More examples:
- あそこは安ホテルの割に良かった ⇨ That was a cheap hotel but not bad at all
- 彼は物凄く食べる割に痩せている ⇨ He is thin even though he eats like crazy
- この製品は安い割に品質が良い ⇨ This product is of high quality even though it is inexpensive
- この仕事はきついのに給料が安くて割に合わない ⇨ This job is not worth it because it is hard but doesn’t pay well
- 彼はせかせかしている割に何の仕事も片付けていない ⇨ He looks very busy but actually is not getting any work done