及および難がたい

i-adjective

hard to reach; difficult to attain

Literary or formal expression meaning something is difficult to achieve or reach. Often used in written language or formal speech.

• その目もく標ひょうは及および難がたいものだ。

  That goal is hard to attain.

• 彼かれの学がく識しきには及および難がたい。

  His scholarship is difficult to match.