for what it is worth

Bertrand Russell (1912) The Problems of Philosophy.
chapter 2 "The Existence of Matter"

for what it is worth の訳し方が分からず困りました。辞書では成句で載っているんですね。でも、どうして辞書に書いてあるような意味になるのでしょう……？


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for what it's worth
（話）＜情報･意見が＞ 価値があるかどうかはわからないが
（！話し手の控えめな態度を示す; メールなどではFWIWと略記する）
For what it's worth, I just heard a rumor that Nancy has been taken to hospital.
真偽のほどはわからないが, ナンシーが病院に運ばれたといううわさを聞いたばかりだ.

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for what it's worth
(spoken)
used when you are giving someone information, to say that you are not sure how useful it is:
Here's the list of names, for what it's worth.

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for what it's worth
(informal) used to emphasize that what you are saying is only your own opinion or suggestion and may not be very helpful
I prefer this colour, for what it's worth.

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