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形容詞相当語句

（＝想像にも及ばぬ、もってのほか）inconceivable; not to be thought of; out of the question; strange; extraordinary

用例

• 辞職などは思いも寄らぬことだ
  Resignation is not to be thought of―out of the question―inconceivable―You must not think of resigning.

• この年で結婚などとは思いも寄らぬことだ
  Marriage at my age is not to be thought of
  I can not think of marrying at my age.
• 今時分（この深夜に）出発などとは思いも寄らぬ
  Departure at this time of night is out of the question
  You must not think of starting at this time of night.
• 僕に謝まれなどとは思いも寄らぬことだ
  An apology on my part is out of the question
  I can not think of apologizing.
• こは思いも寄らぬことを仰せられる
  What you say, is very strange.
• この思いも寄らぬ一言に誰も返答ができなかった
  To this extraordinary remark, no one could find a reply.

他動詞

（＝想像も付かぬ）can not think; can not imagine; can not conceive; to have no conception of （a battle）; to have no idea of （what it is like）; to little dream of （such an event）

用例

• 空中を飛ぶのはどんなものか思いも寄らぬ
  I can not think what a flight is like
  I can not imagine what it is like
  I can not conceive what it is like.
  I have no conception of what it is like
  I have no idea of what it is like.

• それが君であろうとは思いも寄らなかった
  I had no idea that it could be you
  I little dreamed that it was you.
• そんなことは思いも寄らぬ
  I can not think of such a thing
  I can not entertain the thought
  The thought is not to be entertained.
• そんな処置は思いも寄らなかった
  Such measures never occurred to my mind―never entered my head.
• 君にここで逢おうとは思いも寄らなかった
  I little dreamed of meeting you here
  This is the last place where I expected to meet you
  You are the last person I expected to meet here.