割(わり)に

この布(ぬの)は値(ね)段(だん)の割(わり)に品(ひん)質(しつ)が良(よ)い。

• This cloth is good in quality for its price.

彼(かれ)は年(ねん)齢(れい)の割(わり)には背(せ)が高(たか)い。

• He is a tall boy for his years.

彼(かれ)は経(けい)験(けん)がないわりによくやる。

• He does well considering that he has no experience.

彼(かれ)は経(けい)験(けん)がない割(わり)にはよくやっている。

• He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.

彼(かれ)は若(わか)いわりにはとてもいい仕(し)事(ごと)をした。

• He did very good work allowing for his youth.

このケーキ、評(ひょう)判(ばん)の割(わり)にはあんまり美味(おい)しくないね。

• This cake doesn't really live up to its reputation.

買(か)い物(もの)の割(わり)に遅(おそ)かったな。どこぞでよろしくやっていたのか？

• You're pretty late to have just gone shopping. Have you been making out someplace?

鉦(かね)や太(たい)鼓(こ)で探(さぐ)しあてた割(わり)には、あいつ期(き)待(たい)はずれだったよな。

• He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.

一(いっ)子(し)相(そう)伝(でん)の技(わざ)と言(い)うわりには、彼(かれ)の蹴(け)りは大(たい)した事(こと)はないね。

• For a guy who was chosen by his father as the only son to be taught the secrets of this martial art, he doesn't have that much of a kick.

ダイエットは非(ひ)常(じょう)な努(ど)力(りょく)を要(よう)するが、その割(わり)に成(せい)果(か)は少(すく)ない。

• Dieting takes up so much human endeavor with so little to show for it.