English Dictionary

in a word

前置詞句

(abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up / (cumulative action or effect): In summation: all in all, altogether, in total, overall, to sum up

日本語の意味

要するに / つまり / 一言で言えば

She asked for feedback on her presentation, and in a word, it was excellent.

彼女はプレゼンテーションについてフィードバックを求め、要するにそれは素晴らしかった。

意味（1）

(abbreviative action or effect): In summarization: briefly, concisely, summarily, in short; to sum up

In order to deliver the news of Greek victory to Athens, Pheidippides covered the distance there from the plain of Marathon as quickly as his two legs could carry him, and did so without making any stops; in a word, he ran the entire distance.

意味（2）

(cumulative action or effect): In summation: all in all, altogether, in total, overall, to sum up

He was suspicious, standoffish, taciturn; in a word, hostile.