べくもない (beku-mo-nai): Cannot possibly; beyond hope of
～べくもない (beku-mo-nai)
Meaning
Cannot possibly; beyond hope of
Formation and usage
V dictionary + べくもない
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
A literary expression for something impossible or far beyond realistic expectation.
Examples
一人だけでは、大規模な会議の成功は望むべくもない。
A single person cannot realistically hope to make a large event, the meeting, succeed alone.
一人だけでは、大規模な試験の成功は望むべくもない。
A single person cannot realistically hope to make a large event, the exam, succeed alone.
一人だけでは、大規模な研修の成功は望むべくもない。
A single person cannot realistically hope to make a large event, the training session, succeed alone.
一人だけでは、大規模な発表会の成功は望むべくもない。
A single person cannot realistically hope to make a large event, the presentation event, succeed alone.
一人だけでは、大規模な面接の成功は望むべくもない。
A single person cannot realistically hope to make a large event, the interview, succeed alone.
How related patterns differ
かねる expresses inability to comply; かねない predicts something unwelcome. 恐れがある warns of risk, while 得る marks possibility. すべがない lacks a method; べくもない and 到底～ない emphasize infeasibility.