プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
とうぜん【当然】
彼は当然解雇された
He was dismissed as a matter of course.／「It's only natural that [Of course] he was fired.
彼は当然電話してくるべきだった
He ought to have called us.
あんなことを言ったら嫌われて当然だ
He deserves to be disliked for having said such a thing.
彼女が子供たちの成功に鼻高々なのも当然のことだった
She was justly proud of her children's success.
彼がその土地の所有権を主張するのは理の当然だ
It stands to reason that he should claim the ownership of the land.
当然の処置をとったまでだ
I only did what I thought proper [right].
当然のことながら断られた
Naturally enough, I was turned down.