プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
－やら
❶〔不確かな気持ちを表す〕 ⇒－か
どこへやら行ってしまった
He has gone somewhere.
留守中に田中さんとやらが来ましたよ
A Mr. Tanaka came to see you while you were out.
彼に話していいのやら，いけないのやら
I don't know whether I should tell him or not.
あの人がそれをやる気になるのはいつのことやら
There is no telling when he will feel like doing it.
いつの間にやら数人の男に囲まれていた
I was surrounded by several men before I was aware of it.
「急がば回れ」とやら言いますね
“Haste makes waste,”as the saying goes.
何やら
⇒なにやら（何やら）
❷〔同種のものを例示して〕
りんごやらみかんやら，果物をたくさん買った
He bought a lot of fruit ― apples, oranges, and whatnot [so on].
空腹やら寒さやらで，みじめな一夜を過ごした
What with hunger and cold, we passed a miserable night.
歌を歌うやら踊りを踊るやら，皆陽気だった
They were all merry, singing and dancing.