立彬の日本語
彼はせいぜい二流の学者だ。
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He is at best a second-rate scholar.
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せいぜい， 精々， 精精
1. at the most, at best
2. to the utmost, as much as possible, as much as one can
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二流， にりゅう
1. second-rate, inferior
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学者， がくしゃ
1. scholar, academic, scientist
2. learned person, person of learning
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彼， かれ
1. he, him
2. boyfriend
他
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题；表示与另一选项（无论是否明确提及）形成对比；表示强调
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用；助词，表示所有关系