〜とばかりに

to bakari ni

as if to say

Formation

Sentence + とばかりに

Chinese meanings

仿佛在说；趁机

Chinese formation

句子＋とばかりに

Chinese usage

用动作或态度表现出仿佛在说某句话，或抓住机会。

Chinese notes

一般描述他人的行为。

Examples

Furigana

店てん員いんは「早はやく帰かえれ」とばかりに、私わたしたちのテーブルを片かた付づけ始はじめた。
The waiter began clearing our table as if to say, 'Hurry up and leave.'
店员仿佛在说“快回去”似的，开始收拾我们的桌子。
相あい手てのミスを見みて、彼かれはここぞとばかりに攻せめ込こんだ。
Seeing his opponent's mistake, he went on the attack as if to say, 'Now's my chance.'
看到对手失误，他抓住机会发起进攻。
息子むすこは待まってましたとばかりに、誕たん生じょう日びプレゼントの包つつみを開あけた。
My son tore open his birthday present as if he'd been waiting for this very moment.
儿子像是早已等不及似的，打开了生日礼物包装。

Notes

Describes someone else's attitude or gesture that seems to say something without words; not used about oneself. Compare 〜んばかり (a nearly-reached extreme state).

#manner#appearance#quotation

Related N1 grammar

〜つ〜つ〜ともなく / 〜ともなしに〜ながらに / 〜ながらの〜なりに / 〜なりの〜めく〜をものともせず〜んばかり〜てはばからない

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-bakari-ni');

{
  "id": "to-bakari-ni",
  "pattern": "〜とばかりに",
  "romaji": "to bakari ni",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "as if to say",
  "formation": "Sentence + とばかりに",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "店員は「早く帰れ」とばかりに、私たちのテーブルを片付け始めた。",
      "furigana": "{店員|てんいん}は「{早|はや}く{帰|かえ}れ」とばかりに、{私|わたし}たちのテーブルを{片付|かたづ}け{始|はじ}めた。",
      "en": "The waiter began clearing our table as if to say, 'Hurry up and leave.'"
    },
    {
      "ja": "相手のミスを見て、彼はここぞとばかりに攻め込んだ。",
      "furigana": "{相手|あいて}のミスを{見|み}て、{彼|かれ}はここぞとばかりに{攻|せ}め{込|こ}んだ。",
      "en": "Seeing his opponent's mistake, he went on the attack as if to say, 'Now's my chance.'"
    },
    {
      "ja": "息子は待ってましたとばかりに、誕生日プレゼントの包みを開けた。",
      "furigana": "{息子|むすこ}は{待|ま}ってましたとばかりに、{誕生|たんじょう}{日|び}プレゼントの{包|つつ}みを{開|あ}けた。",
      "en": "My son tore open his birthday present as if he'd been waiting for this very moment."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "manner",
    "appearance",
    "quotation"
  ],
  "notes": "Describes someone else's attitude or gesture that seems to say something without words; not used about oneself. Compare 〜んばかり (a nearly-reached extreme state).",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "aaef75e091b48c683c2909d1959e08431963ac263ef6d7f1f77da4bd1e61a7d7",
    "meanings": [
      "仿佛在说",
      "趁机"
    ],
    "formation": "句子＋とばかりに",
    "explanation": "用动作或态度表现出仿佛在说某句话，或抓住机会。",
    "notes": "一般描述他人的行为。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "店員は「早く帰れ」とばかりに、私たちのテーブルを片付け始めた。",
        "zh": "店员仿佛在说“快回去”似的，开始收拾我们的桌子。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "相手のミスを見て、彼はここぞとばかりに攻め込んだ。",
        "zh": "看到对手失误，他抓住机会发起进攻。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "息子は待ってましたとばかりに、誕生日プレゼントの包みを開けた。",
        "zh": "儿子像是早已等不及似的，打开了生日礼物包装。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#to-bakari-ni",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "fa61b5eaac3f5f00927f7e3a658af1ddd10f6aa6f6d53db79c6f12db2ef4a439",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}