精々せいぜい

seizei

at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible

Example sentences

  1. 彼はせいぜい二流の学者だ。

    He is at best a second-rate scholar.

  2. 彼はせいぜい持っていて100ドルだ。

    He has at most 100 dollars.

  3. 彼はせいぜい4日間そこにいただけであった。

    He stayed there not more than four days.

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