► 副詞
流石 [さすが] meaning: even rank: 1
☆ 十回断られて流石の彼も諦めたようだ ⇨ After 10 rejections even he (who is very tenacious) seems to have given up
☆ 流石のホンダエンジンも五十万キロの後壊れた ⇨ Even a (very reliable) Honda engine failed after 500K kms
流石 [さすが] meaning: impress rank: 1
☆ 冷蔵庫を一人で運ぶとは力士は流石だね ⇨ It is impressive that a sumo wrestler carried a fridge on his own (☛ Someone/something is just as impressive as advertised)
流石 [さすが] meaning: indeed rank: 1
☆ 世界レベルのテニスの試合を間近で見ると流石に凄い ⇨ When you watch a world-class tennis match from the courtside, it is indeed impressive (☛ Usually positive connotations)
☆ 流石に専門家だけあって彼は問題を簡単に解決した ⇨ Indeed he is an expert. He solved the problem easily (☛ Usually positive connotations)
More examples:
- 宮殿の中は流石に格調高い感じがした ⇨ The inside of the palace was indeed very high-class, noble
- あれだけ言えば流石の彼も分かるだろう ⇨ I think even he would get it when we warned him that much
- このワインは高いだけあって流石に味が違うね ⇨ This wine is very expensive and indeed tastes different, very good. You can taste the difference of the price
- あれぐらい言っておけば流石の彼でも分かるだろう ⇨ I think even he will get it when you tell him that much, that sternly and repeatedly
- 同じ車に二十万キロ乗ったら流石にガタが来た ⇨ I drove the same car for 200K kms and it finally broke down