JLPT N1Idioms
枚挙にいとまがない
- Meaning
- 数えきれないほど多くある
- Explanation
- "枚挙にいとまがない" expresses that there are so many applicable examples they cannot be counted—so many that even trying to count them there is not enough time. "いとま (暇)" means time. It is a formal expression emphasizing the abundance of examples or cases, and is the exact opposite of c1 "ひとつもない (there is not even one)" and c2 "わずか (a few)."
Original Japanese explanation
「枚挙にいとまがない」は数えあげようとしても時間が足りないほど、該当する例が数えきれないほど多いことを表す。「いとま(暇)」は時間の意。例や事例の多さを強調する硬い表現で、c1「ひとつもない」やc2「わずか」とは正反対である。
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