逍遥右脑 2010-05-08 20:28
肯定与否定是两个完全对立的概念,容不得半点含糊。然而,英语的否定形式相当繁杂,稍有不慎,就会出错。所以现在我们就来归纳一下英语对否定概念的表达方式作。
英语否定概念的表达形式大致可分为两类:显形否定与隐形否定。
显形否定一般借助否定词或含否定意义的句型表达,其否定含义较为直观,故有明否定之称;隐形否定无明显否定词,其否定含义往往要靠上下文或语境来推定,比较难以把握,故有暗否定或间接否定之称。
一、显形否定
常用否定词
no,not,never,none,nobody,nothing,nowhere,neither, nor,neither...nor,but,without,unless,but for,but that,in the absence of,regardless of, instead of,exclusive of,short of,rather than,anything but,any more than,out of the question,would no more...than
由a-,dis-,il-,im-,ir-,un-,non-,anti-,mal-,under-等前缀及-less,-free,-proof等后缀合成的否定词
hardly,scarcely,barely,little,few,seldom等半否定词
avoid,ban,call off,cancel,deny,deprive,exclude,escape,evade,forbid,free...from,free from/of,fail,hate,ignore,lack,lose,miss,naught,neglect, prohibit,quit, refuse,rid,rule out,stop以及above,against,beneath,beyond,far from,off,out of,past和absent,bad,bare, empty, last, poor,vacant等可用于表达否定概念的词。
1) 这类否定句要注意如下三个问题:
否定程度的强弱,说话者的态度以及否定句式表肯定概念
He is not richer than I. 他不比我富。
He is no richer than I. 他和我一样,也不富。
He is not a statesman. 他不是政治家。
He is no statesman. 他绝非政治家。(弦外音:他不懂政治)
No less than fifty people were killed in the accident. 事故中多达五十人死亡(够多的,≈as many as,多达)。
Write a short passage of not less than 200 words.
写一段短文字数不少于二百(多则不限)。
We have not learned more than 1,000 English words.
我们学了不超过一千个英语单词(顶多一千个,可能比这还少)。
We have learned no more than 1,000 English words.
我们学了一千个英语单词(不够多)。
I could not feel better.我感觉再好不过了。
I can not agree more.我完全同意。
You can't be too careful when driving.开车时愈小心愈好(或尽可能小心)。
There is no smallest wind today.今天一点风也没有。
There is no small wind today.今天的风可真不小。
It leaves nothing to be desired. 这已完美无缺。