English Dictionary

to speak of

フレーズ

慣用表現 否定形 通常

(idiomatic, usually negative) sufficient; important or significant enough to be worth mentioning.

日本語の意味

言及に値するほどの（通常、否定的な文脈で用いられ、あまり重要でないと暗示する場合が多い） / 十分な、あるいはそれなりの価値や重要性があるとみなされる

There was little to speak of in the meeting aside from a brief update.

会議では、簡単な報告以外に取り立てて言うほどのことはほとんどなかった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, usually negative) sufficient; important or significant enough to be worth mentioning.

While he spoke thus, the good man leaped with joy; and as he was a widower, they advised him to put himself agian to the ranks. 'No raillery,' said he, 'if I were always as young, I might yet do something to speak of.