GRAMMAR DETAIL
を余儀なくされる
Indicates being compelled by external circumstances to accept an unwanted decision or state.
Examples
大雨のため、試合は中止を余儀なくされた。
The heavy rain forced the cancellation of the match.
Words used
強風で飛行機は欠航を余儀なくされた。
Strong winds forced the flight to be canceled.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Attach
を余儀なくされるto a noun naming a decision or state to express being compelled by outside circumstances to accept an unwanted result. - Basic usage:
大雨のため、試合は中止を余儀なくされた。means that heavy rain forced the match to be canceled.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Reading and noun connection
余儀なくis readよぎなく. Useをafter an action noun, as in中止を余儀なくされた, not directly after a dictionary-form verb as in中止するを余儀なくされた.
- Decision versus external constraint
中止することにしたfocuses on the decision to cancel.中止を余儀なくされたemphasizes circumstances constraining the choice rather than the subject's wishes.