忍不住

• 拼音: rěn bu zhù
• 汉字拆解: 忍 = 刃 + 心, endure; 不 = negation; 住 = 亻+ 主, to stay/hold

含义

Can't help but; unable to restrain oneself. Doing something involuntarily due to strong emotion or urge.

Common pattern: 忍不住 + verb (笑/哭/说). Expresses involuntary action: 忍不住笑了 (couldn't help laughing), 忍不住想 (can't help thinking). Shows loss of control over reaction.

例句

1. 看到这个笑话，我忍不住笑了出来。
2. 她忍不住哭了起来。
3. 他忍不住想知道结果是什么。

用法指南

语境: emotion, reaction, everyday

语气: spontaneous

正确说法

• 我忍不住想说。(I can't help but want to say something.)
• 她忍不住流下了眼泪。(She couldn't help but shed tears.)

错误说法

• 我忍不住吃完了饭。(Doesn't fit — eating a meal isn't an urge to restrain)

起源与历史

忍 (rěn, endure) + 不住 (bù zhù, cannot hold). Cannot hold back from doing something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal