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〜を禁じ得ない

N1
〜をきんじえない o kinjienai

cannot help feeling; cannot suppress (an emotion)

Formation

Noun + を禁じ得ない

Chinese meanings

禁不住;无法抑制

Chinese formation

名词+を禁じ得ない

Chinese usage

表示无法抑制某种强烈感情。

Chinese notes

用于愤怒、同情、惊讶等,语体正式。

Examples

  • 罪つみのない子こどもたちが犠ぎ牲せいになったことに、深ふかい憤いきどおりを禁きんじ得えない。
    I cannot help feeling deep outrage that innocent children have become victims.
    无辜的孩子成为牺牲者,令人不禁深感愤慨。
  • 長なが年ねんの苦く労ろうの末すえに夢ゆめをかなえた彼かれの姿すがたに、涙なみだを禁きんじ得えなかった。
    Seeing him realize his dream after years of hardship, I could not hold back my tears.
    看到他多年努力后实现梦想的样子,我禁不住流泪。
  • 当とう局きょくの対たい応おうの遅おそさには、疑ぎ問もんを禁きんじ得えない。
    I cannot help having doubts about how slowly the authorities responded.
    对于当局反应迟缓,我不禁产生疑问。

Notes

Used with emotion nouns such as 怒り, 憤り, 同情, 驚き, 涙, 疑問. Formal; odd for trivial everyday feelings.

#emotion#formal#written

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('o-kinjienai');
{
  "id": "o-kinjienai",
  "pattern": "〜を禁じ得ない",
  "reading": "〜をきんじえない",
  "romaji": "o kinjienai",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "cannot help feeling; cannot suppress (an emotion)",
  "formation": "Noun + を禁じ得ない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "罪のない子どもたちが犠牲になったことに、深い憤りを禁じ得ない。",
      "furigana": "{罪|つみ}のない{子|こ}どもたちが{犠牲|ぎせい}になったことに、{深|ふか}い{憤|いきどお}りを{禁|きん}じ{得|え}ない。",
      "en": "I cannot help feeling deep outrage that innocent children have become victims."
    },
    {
      "ja": "長年の苦労の末に夢をかなえた彼の姿に、涙を禁じ得なかった。",
      "furigana": "{長年|ながねん}の{苦労|くろう}の{末|すえ}に{夢|ゆめ}をかなえた{彼|かれ}の{姿|すがた}に、{涙|なみだ}を{禁|きん}じ{得|え}なかった。",
      "en": "Seeing him realize his dream after years of hardship, I could not hold back my tears."
    },
    {
      "ja": "当局の対応の遅さには、疑問を禁じ得ない。",
      "furigana": "{当局|とうきょく}の{対応|たいおう}の{遅|おそ}さには、{疑問|ぎもん}を{禁|きん}じ{得|え}ない。",
      "en": "I cannot help having doubts about how slowly the authorities responded."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "emotion",
    "formal",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "Used with emotion nouns such as 怒り, 憤り, 同情, 驚き, 涙, 疑問. Formal; odd for trivial everyday feelings.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "a7a9b45c8189de27dae0e587e3df3f0eecad124208a51939da9110d7219f7573",
    "meanings": [
      "禁不住",
      "无法抑制"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+を禁じ得ない",
    "explanation": "表示无法抑制某种强烈感情。",
    "notes": "用于愤怒、同情、惊讶等,语体正式。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "罪のない子どもたちが犠牲になったことに、深い憤りを禁じ得ない。",
        "zh": "无辜的孩子成为牺牲者,令人不禁深感愤慨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "長年の苦労の末に夢をかなえた彼の姿に、涙を禁じ得なかった。",
        "zh": "看到他多年努力后实现梦想的样子,我禁不住流泪。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "当局の対応の遅さには、疑問を禁じ得ない。",
        "zh": "对于当局反应迟缓,我不禁产生疑问。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#o-kinjienai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "1ff96471b0c2a9947db335cf443904469302859fe47303f91d3c899054de8478",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}