押しなべて
おしなべて
generally, on the whole
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Examples
押しなべて評価は高い。
おしなべてひょうかはたかい。
On the whole, the evaluation is high.
今年の作物は押しなべて出来がいい。
ことしのさくもつはおしなべてできがいい。
This year's crops are good across the board.
参加者の反応は押しなべて好意的だったと言ってよい。
さんかしゃのはんのうはおしなべてこういてきだったといってよい。
It is fair to say the participants' reactions were favourable on the whole.
Common patterns
- 押しなべて高い
- uniformly high
- 押しなべて言えば
- generally speaking
- 押しなべて好評だ
- well received across the board
Memory tip
From 押し撫でる, "to press flat": you smooth the differences out and look at the level surface that is left. It is written-register; in speech people say 全体的に.
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