程度, 程,ぐらい differences, nuances


> 秋葉はシキから、何かの悪霊じみたモノを受け継いでしまった。 簡単に言うと、ソレは秋葉に移った時点でとても薄くなっていて、
> **秋葉の性格が少し強気になる程度の影響で収まった、というのだ** 。  
>  それが原因で秋葉は暴走してしまったワケだけど、あの一件の後、秋葉はソレの手綱を握ってしまったらしい。  
>  ……強気というよりはいじわるになった、というのが正しいと思うのだが、本人に言うと怒るのでやめておく。
>
> Akiha inherited from Shiki something like an evil spirit.  
>  To put it simply, when it transferred into Akiha it faded and the influence
> on her personality was that she became a little more confident and nothing
> else. (lit it calmed down).  
>  That was the cause for her reckless behaviour but, after that incident she
> put it under control.  
>  I should say that she did not become more confident but more bullish, that
> would be correct I think but, if I said that to her she would get mad so I
> gave up on that.

I am not sure if I am understanding how 程度 works. It's a noun and I think it
works this way.

簡単に言うと、ソレは秋葉に移った時点でとても薄くなっていて、[[ **秋葉の性格が少し強気になる** ]> **程度** の影響で収まった]、というのだ。  
So all those things in the [] modifies 程度 which refers to 影響.

影響 can mean influence or effect. What I do not understand is if it should be
translated like.

The degree of the influence of the spirit was so little that it only made her
a little more confident and it stopped there

or

Her personality become a little more confident to the degree that she was able
to calm it down.

So how does it work?

Could I use ほど or ぐらい instead?

> 簡単に言うと、ソレは秋葉に移った時点でとても薄くなっていて、 **秋葉の性格が少し強気になる程の影響で収まった** 、というのだ。
>
> 簡単に言うと、ソレは秋葉に移った時点でとても薄くなっていて、 **秋葉の性格が少し強気になるぐらいの影響で収まった** 、というのだ。

I know that 程度 is a noun ほど and ぐらい can be particles and nouns if I am not
wrong. What are the different nuances?




They are synonyms by themselves, but have different nuances when used as
formal nouns (though all translated as "to the degree").

  * _X_ **程度** の～: suggests the degree of _X_ is **smaller** in magnitude, amount, seriousness etc. than you expected

  * _X_ **程** の～: opposed to 程度の; the degree is **bigger** in physical or mental impact than you expected

  * _X_ **ぐらい（くらい）**  の～: **neutral** about _X_ 's significance relative to your expectation

So, in this case, since 収まる implies "don't go any severer", 程度 and くらい would
fit well, but 程 would sound awkward.

