GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜をもってしても
Emphasizes that a result remains difficult even with exceptional ability or means.
Examples
最新の技術をもってしても、この問題の完全な解決は難しい。
Even with the latest technology, it is difficult to solve this problem completely.
Words used
専門家をもってしても、未来を正確には予測できない。
Even experts cannot predict the future accurately.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
をもってしてもafter a noun for ability or means emphasizes that a result remains difficult even with resources of that caliber. - Basic usage:
最新の技術をもってしても、この問題の完全な解決は難しい。says that complete resolution remains difficult even with the latest technology.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing difficulty from impossibility
完全な解決は難しいdescribes difficulty in achieving a complete solution.正確には予測できないdenies the ability to predict accurately, so the two conclusions should not both be reduced to total impossibility.
- A person representing expertise
専門家をもってしてもpresents a limit even to expert knowledge and ability.もhighlights a high level of means that might normally be expected to suffice.