GRAMMAR DETAIL

をものともせず

undaunted by

Praises someone for acting without being troubled at all by a major obstacle that would ordinarily cause fear.

Examples

救助隊は強風をものともせず、山頂を目指した。

Undaunted by the strong winds, the rescue team headed for the summit.

彼は雨をものともせず、山を登った。

Undaunted by the rain, he climbed the mountain.

選手は足の痛みをものともせず走り続けた。

Undaunted by the pain in one foot, the athlete kept running.

Structure: Attach をものともせず to a major obstacle or difficulty to describe acting undaunted by it, often admiringly.
Basic usage: 救助隊は強風をものともせず、山頂を目指した。 means that the rescue team headed for the summit undaunted by the strong winds.

Connecting with せず versus ending a sentence
- 強風をものともせず進む uses せず to link to the following action. 強風をものともしない uses しない to state that attitude at the end of a sentence.