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That doesn't sit right with me.

/ðæt ˈdʌzənt sɪt raɪt wɪð mi/

どうも引っかかる／納得いかない

「That doesn't sit right with me.」は「どうも引っかかる／納得いかない」という意味の英語表現です。英語で言うと Says something feels wrong or unfair to you.

例文・会話例

1. AThey want us to keep the refund policy a secret.
2. BThat doesn't sit right with me.
3. Something about the deal doesn't sit right with me.
4. Charging students double doesn't sit right with me.

自然な言い方・避けたい言い方

• ○ I'm not comfortable with that. — もっとはっきりした言い方
• × I feel uncomfortable about it morally. （教科書的）説明的で硬い

なぜこう言うのか

sit right ＝「（心に）しっくり収まる」。理屈より「倫理的・感覚的に引っかかる」ときの言い方。強く責めずに違和感を伝えられるので、仕事の場でも使いやすい。

同じレコードのフレーズ

• Hard disagree.それは断固反対
• Respectfully, no.丁重にお断り（反対）します
• I'll give you that.そこは認めるよ
• You've got a point there.確かにそれは一理ある
• You're not wrong.まあ、間違ってはないね
• Where I'm coming from is私がそう思う理由はね