プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
ずいぶん【随分】
1 〔たいへん〕very; extremely
- ずいぶん長いこと家をあけていました
I have been away from home for a very long time. - 今年はずいぶん寒い冬でした
It has been awfully cold this winter. - ずいぶん喜んだことだろう
He must have been extremely pleased.
2 〔かなり〕
- 体調がずいぶん良くなった
His health has improved considerably.
3 〔ひどい様子〕
- ずいぶんな言い方だね
What a thing to say!／「You put it [That's putting it] too strongly! - ずいぶんな人だな
What a man [nasty fellow]!／〔皮肉に〕What a nice [fine] fellow!