making nothing of
ignoring
in defiance of
regardless of
disregarding
Structure
- Verb + の + をものともせず ( に )
- い-Adj + の + をものともせず ( に )
- な-Adj + な + の + をものともせず ( に )
- Noun + をものともせず ( に )
[AをものともせずB is a formal expression used when giving praise. It is used when the listener has displayed bravery and tenacity in the face of A (negative circumstances). B has a positive nuance]
[をものともせず is not used when talking about oneself]
[Often used with: 攻撃、反対、批判、非難、不況、ハンデ、怪我、病気、障害、プレッシャー、◯(の)差 (like in 体格差) and various expressions of weather and temperature (like 嵐) in A]
[Expressions like 続ける、進む、通す、決める、最後まで、抜く、勇敢に often appear in B]
硬