JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
況して
「まして」
still less; much less; let alone; all the more so
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1 Adverb
Still less
Indicates that a preceding negative statement applies even more strongly to the following subject.
Example
A この 山道 、 自転車 で 行く の は 大変そう だ ね 。
B うん 、 自転車 で も 大変 なのに 、 まして 歩いて 登る の は 無理 だ よ 。
[A:] This mountain road looks tough to go up by bike. [B:] Yeah, it's tough even on a bike, so climbing it on foot is impossible.
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2 Adverb
All the more so
Highlights that a condition or quality mentioned previously is intensified in the following instance.
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