プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
まえひょうばん【前評判】
advance billing
あの映画は確かに前評判どおりだった
That film surely lived up to 「its advance billing [the advance reviews].
彼は前評判どおり雄弁な人だった
He was as eloquent as he had been reported to be.
リーグ落ちの前評判にもかかわらず，今季チームは健闘した
We all thought the team would fall out of the league, but they put up a pretty good fight this season.