English Dictionary

pass for

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not / (transitive) To be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.

日本語の意味

（誤って）～と見なされる、～と判断される / 最低限の条件を満たす、ちょうど目的を果たすだけの水準に達する

With the new haircut and clothes, she could pass for a college student.

髪型と服装を変えただけで、彼女は大学生と間違われる。

意味（1）

(transitive) To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not

When I visited the offices in March, the walls were bare, the furniture battered. With the addition of a dead plant, the suite could pass for a graduate-student lounge.

意味（2）

(transitive) To be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.

passes for （ present singular third-person ）

passing for （ participle present ）

passed for （ participle past ）

passed for （ past ）