〜を禁じ得ない: Japanese grammar explained
~wo kinjienai — An irrepressible feeling ("cannot help feeling").
Structure
Noun (feeling) + を禁じ得ない
Examples
事故の知らせに、驚きを禁じ得なかった。
じこのしらせに、おどろきをきんじえなかった。
At the news of the accident, I couldn't help being shocked.
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