WORD DETAIL
否応
いやおう
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
否応, readいやおう, combines consent and refusal and appears in expressions meaning whether one likes it or not. - Basic usage:
否応なく見直すdescribes a forced revision;否応を言わせずdenies any chance to accept or refuse.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Adverbial
否応なくand nominal response- With
なくthe phrase means unavoidably; withを言わせず, consent or refusal is the response being suppressed.
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