N1 grammar · Lesson 14

「極きわまりない」「の至いたり」「の極きわみ」: extremes, speeches

このような栄誉えいよある賞しょうをいただき、光栄こうえいの至いたりです。

「〜極きわまりない」: utterly … (criticism); 「〜の至いたり」 「〜の極きわみ」: the utmost, in speeches, apologies, essays. Award, opening, apology set phrases.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜極きわまりない」 and 「〜極きわまる」: utterly, in the extreme
  2. 02「〜の至いたり」: “the utmost …” in speeches
  3. 03「〜の極きわみ」: at its very peak
  4. 04Compared with similar expressions
  5. 05Speeches on formal occasions: set phrases, dialogue and short text

Practice

  • Choose the meaning of each sentence
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

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