unthinkable

想像できない、考えられない

起こりそうにない、または想像しにくく、現実の可能性として考えられない。

やさしい英語で： So unlikely or difficult to imagine that you cannot seriously consider it happening.

• Defeat seemed unthinkable to the champions.
• A world without the internet is almost unthinkable now.
• What once seemed unthinkable has become possible.

使い方： unthinkable that… (It seemed unthinkable that the river could dry up.)

類義語： unimaginable, inconceivable

反対語： conceivable, imaginable

よく使う表現： unthinkable scenario, previously unthinkable, seem unthinkable

信じがたい、驚くべき

あまりに驚くべきことや極端なことで、信じるのがとても難しい。

やさしい英語で： So surprising or extreme that it is very hard to believe.

• The news described an unthinkable tragedy.
• The scale of the destruction was almost unthinkable.
• They survived suffering that seemed unthinkable to everyone back home.

類義語： unbelievable, incredible

反対語： believable

よく使う表現： unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable loss, almost unthinkable

許されない、考えられない

あまりに不正または受け入れがたく、実行を真剣に考えられない。

やさしい英語で： So wrong or unacceptable that people would never seriously consider doing it.

• Betraying her friends was unthinkable.
• Such behavior would be unthinkable in our community.
• For him, it was unthinkable to break a promise.

使い方： unthinkable to do something (It was unthinkable to abandon the injured passengers.)

類義語： unacceptable, inconceivable

反対語： acceptable

よく使う表現： unthinkable behavior, morally unthinkable, quite unthinkable

考えられないこと、想像を絶すること

恐ろしすぎたり、不可能または許しがたいと思えたりして、考えられない出来事や行為。

やさしい英語で： An event or action that seems too terrible, impossible, or unacceptable to consider.

• Then the unthinkable happened.
• The team achieved the unthinkable and beat the champions.
• She dared to consider the unthinkable: leaving her family behind.

使い方： the unthinkable (The unthinkable happened when both engines failed.)

類義語： unspeakable

よく使う表現： the unthinkable, do the unthinkable, imagine the unthinkable