What does くらい mean in this context?


What does くらい mean in this context?

びっくりするくらい遅いですよね。

Primarily, くらい means "approximately", or "about". But if I translate this
sentence (via Google Translate), it gives me "It's surprisingly late, isn't
it?". No word "approximately" or "about" in the translation. How to translate
that sentence properly?




くらい (= [位]{くらい}) has the meanings "degree" "extent" "amount".

(It can be rephrased as びっくりするほど (= [程]{ほど}).)

「XXくらいYY」/「XXほどYY」 means "YY to the extent/degree that XX"

So びっくりするくらい遅い means _lit._ "late/slow to the extent that I get surprised" →
"It's so slow/late that I'm surprised", "It's surprisingly late/slow."




くらい (= [位]{くらい}) has the meanings "degree" "extent" "amount".

(It can be rephrased as びっくりするほど (= [程]{ほど}).)

「XXくらいYY」/「XXほどYY」 means "YY to the extent/degree that XX"

So びっくりするくらい遅い means _lit._ "late/slow to the extent that I get surprised" →
"It's so slow/late that I'm surprised", "It's surprisingly late/slow."

