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思いきや
Hiragana
おもいきや
Conjunction
Japanese Meaning
予想・期待していたこととは反対の結果であることを示す接続詞・接続表現。「〜と思っていたが実際は…」という逆接的な意味を表す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
そうだとおもっていたが、じつはちがっていた、というときにつかうことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
原以为……，却并非如此 / 没想到……（与预期相反） / 岂料……；谁知……
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
本以為……，結果卻相反 / 原以為……，其實不然 / 沒想到……，結果與預期相反
Korean Meaning
…인 줄 알았더니 / …라고 생각했건만 / …인 줄로만 알았더니
Vietnamese Meaning
tưởng rằng…, ai ngờ lại… / ngỡ rằng…, nhưng trái với kỳ vọng / cứ nghĩ là…, hóa ra…
Tagalog Meaning
akala'y … ngunit kabaligtaran ang totoo / inaakala na …, subalit taliwas ang nangyari / inisip na …, pero iba ang kinalabasan
Sense（1）
(と〜) thinking that …
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思いきや
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I thought he would be late, but he came on time.
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彼は遅れると思いきや、時間通りに来ました。
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