that's too difficult for me
that's too difficult for me は英検3級レベルの英単語で、「私には難しすぎる」という意味があります。発音記号は /ðæts tuː ˈdɪfɪkəlt fɔr miː/ です。
私には難しすぎる
解説 Definition
「That's too difficult for me」は、目の前の課題や説明が自分には難しすぎると感じたときに正直に断ったり助けを求めたりする表現です。相手を否定せず距離を保ったまま、レベルやペースを下げてもらいたいと示すのに向いています。
A phrase used to say that something is more difficult than you can manage. It is common when talking about schoolwork, sports, tasks, or skills. "For me" makes the meaning personal and shows your own ability level.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
核は too difficult for me です。difficult は「難しい」で、too が付くことで「難しすぎる」という意味になります。too A for 人 は「その人にはAすぎる」の定番型で、too expensive for me, too fast for me などに広げられます。先頭の That's を付けると、今見ている課題・説明・要求を指してやわらかく距離を置けます。
Focus on the pattern "too + adjective + for me." Once you know "too difficult for me," you can also say "too expensive for me" or "too fast for me." "That's" helps point to the thing in front of you, so the whole sentence feels natural in real conversation.
例文
This book is too difficult for me.
この本は私には難しすぎます。
That game is too difficult for me.
あのゲームは私には難しすぎます。
This question is too difficult for me.
この質問は私には難しすぎます。
that's too difficult for me の語源・成り立ち Etymology
difficultはラテン語 dis-(否定)+facilis(容易な)から来たdifficilis(困難な)が語源。facilisの語根facere(作る・行う)は「やりやすい」が原義で、その否定が「やりにくい→難しい」に。関連語にfacile(容易な)、faculty(能力)。
The key word is "difficult." It comes from Latin difficilis, built from dis- and facilis, meaning "not easy." Facilis is related to facere, "to do" or "make," so the older idea was something not easy to do. Related words include "facile" and "faculty."
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