1.
all the more; even more; still more
Indicates that something intensifies a situation or makes it even more applicable. Used when one condition makes another condition even stronger.
雨の日は尚更外に出たくない。
On rainy days, I want to go out even less.
病気の時は尚更栄養を取らなければならない。
When you're sick, you need to get nutrition all the more.
彼が反対すると、彼女は尚更やりたくなる。
The more he opposes it, the more she wants to do it.
USAGE:
尚更 expresses "even more so" when a condition intensifies another situation.
- AならBは尚更だ (If A, then B is even more so)
- 尚更〜ない (even less likely to ~)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 尚更のこと (all the more reason; especially)
- ましてや〜は尚更だ (let alone ~; ~ is even more so)
EXAMPLE STRUCTURE:
「AでもBだ。Cなら尚更だ。」
(If A, then B. If C, then even more so.)
WRITING NOTE:
Often written in hiragana as なおさら in casual contexts. The kanji 尚更 is more formal.
RELATED WORDS:
- ますます (increasingly, more and more)
- いっそう (even more, still more)
- 一層 (all the more - more formal)