〜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。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。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。
- 当局の対応の遅さには、疑問を禁じ得ない。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
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}