Dictionary / Vocabulary / 所詮
しょせん
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly
common word Also written 所せん
コンピューターのマニュアルを読むだけでは所詮畳の上の水練だ。
Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
時間はあなたの好きなように過ごせばいい。所詮、あなたの時間なのだから。
You can spend your time in any way you want; it's your time, after all.
動物愛護とか所詮人間の自己満足だと思う。
I think that things like animal rights are really just humanity being smug.