expression, adverb
A set phrase meaning 'as is typical' or 'as one would expect', often used to introduce a predictable outcome or behavior.
例のごとく、彼は遅刻した。
As usual, he was late.
例のごとく、会議は長引いた。
As always, the meeting ran long.
More colloquial and common in everyday speech; 例のごとく is slightly more formal or literary.
Emphasizes that a state or habit remains unchanged, often with a nuance of mild surprise or resignation; 例のごとく focuses on the predictability of an action or event.
A fixed phrase composed of 例 (rei, 'example' or 'usual case'), the genitive particle の, and the classical adverbial form ごとく (from 如し, 'like' or 'as').