プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ずいぶん【随分】
❶〔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.
❷〔かなり〕
体調がずいぶん良くなった
His health has improved considerably.
❸〔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!