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20課 心情・強調的思い 教科書 p.88〜91
Intense feelings - longing for..., unable to hold back..., unable to help...
20課

〜を禁じ得ない

教科書 p.86
接続:名(感情)+ を禁(きん)じ得(え)ない
Can't be suppressed…. Emotions rushed up uncontrollably.
注意 / Note:Go with emotional nouns: 涙・怒り・同情・驚き. Very formal, no spoken language.
比較 / Compare:〜を禁じ得ない goes with emotional noun: 涙・怒り・同情・驚き・不信感。Very formal.
よく出る形 / Common form:名(感情)+を禁じ得ない.
その光景に涙を禁じ得なかった。
Before that scene, I couldn't hold back my tears.
彼の身勝手な言動には怒りを禁じ得ない。
Faced with his selfish words, I couldn't contain my anger.
被災地の映像に、涙を禁じ得なかった。
Seeing images of natural disaster areas, I couldn't hold back my tears.

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