せいぜい

せいぜい 【精々 】1 【できるだけ 】▸ せいぜいがんばる work as hard as possible [as hard as one can ]【せいぜい努力する 】make every (possible ) effort 〘to do 〙【最善を尽くす 】do one's best 〘to do 〙.▸ 家族旅行なんて何年ぶりかしら. せいぜい楽しまなくっちゃ How many years ago was it that we took a family trip, I wonder? Let's make the most of it . (!make the most of は 「…を最大限に利用する 」の意 ) 2 【たかだか 】【よくみても 】at best ; 【多くて 】at (the ) most, not more than …; 【長くても 】at (the ) longest .▸ せいぜい10日 ten days at (the ) longest .▸ せいぜい去年の半分しかできないだろう At best we will be able to do only half as much as last year .▸ 彼女はせいぜい15歳くらいだ She's about fifteen at (the ) most .She's not more than [barely ] fifteen or so . (!barely は 「かろうじて 」の意 ) ▸ 彼の知恵もせいぜいそのくらいだろう That's the extent of his wisdom .▸ 君の力になりたいが, 今すぐにということなら私に出せるのはせいぜい100万円だ I want to help you, but if it must be right now, then one million yen is the best I can do .