couldn't be more different

Phrase

Australia Canada Ireland New-Zealand UK US idiomatic

(US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, idiomatic) Two entities that have virtually nothing in common.

Japanese Meaning

全くもって異なる / 二つのものが全く共通点を持たない / 極端に異なっている

Their approaches to teaching couldn't be more different: one focuses on memorization while the other emphasizes critical thinking.

彼らの指導法はまったく正反対で、一方は暗記を重視し、もう一方は批判的思考を重視しています。

Sense（1）

(US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, idiomatic) Two entities that have virtually nothing in common.

Japan couldn't be more different than the United States.

couldn't have been more different

（ past perfect ）