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英语中表示强意否定的词语

(2013-09-15 00:15:14)
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表示强意否定的词语

——录自《自学参考系列手册·句法手册》第三章 英语各种功能句  简写版)

编者  川竹  

第二节 否定句中常用否定词语

四、表示强意否定的词语

添加词语是英语表示强调的一种重要的手段。在否定句中跟肯定句中一样,也可使用强意词语。这里介绍一些常用于否定句的强意词语。

1. 某些名词词组

⑴表示最微小数量的名词词组,如:a bita breatha dropa rapa word等。

例:I'm not a bit tired now. 我现在一点儿也不累。

How hot it is! There is not a breath of air.天气真热! 没有一丝儿风。

Thank you, not a drop more. 谢谢你,一点也不能再喝了。

I was without a rap just then. 那时候我身无分文。

 I can't hear a word!I said angrily. “我一句也听不见了!”我愤怒地说。

 

⑵表示低贱事物的名词词组,如:a figa nuta pina rusha straw等。

例:That is not worth a fig. 那东西一文不值。

I do not care a nut about it. 我对此毫不在乎。

That ring is not worth a pin. 那个戒指不值钱。

It is not worth a rush. 它不值一文钱。

It doesn't matter a straw. 一点也没有关系。

 

2. 某些类似最高级或表示最大范围的词语

the leastthe slightest等类似形容词最高级词语

例:There is not the slightest hope of his recovery.他的康复毫无半点希望。

To tell you the truthI have not the least idea about his plan.说真的,我压根儿不知道他的计划。

 

表示最大范围或包括全部的词语,如:(not) at all (一点也不)for the life of me (无论如何也不..., 死也不肯...)for love or money (无论如何)for all the world (无论如何)on earth (在世上, 究竟)under the sun (天下, 究竟)等。

例:He is not angry at all.他一点儿也不生气。

I cannot for the life of me to recollect where I put it. 我无论如何想不起把它放在哪里了。

The book is so rare that it cannot be had for love or money. 这书很稀少,无论如何也不能得到它。

He would not give up smoking for all the world.他无论如何不肯戒姻。

I wouldn't do it for all the world. 我决不会这样做。

Nothing on earth will satisfy him.  什么也满足不了他。

Nothing under the sun is more lovely than this.天下没有比这更可爱的了。

 

3. 加用notlittle表示强意否定

⑴在否定句后,加上not和某些介词短语

He is not foolish, not by a long shot! 他不蠢一点也不!

I haven't given up hopenot by a long sight.我没有放弃希望,一点也没有!

We’ll never permit a thing like that to happennot on your life! 我们决不允许类似事情发生,决不允许。

 

not后跟halfnearlypossibly表示强意的否定。

例:The rope is not half long enough.  那绳子根本就不够长。

It’s not nearly so easy as you think.这远不是你所想的那么容易。

He cannot possibly forget it 他无论如何也不会忘记。

 

⑶某些副词与动词连用句子谓语,能表示强烈的否定

①“little+dreamknowthink”动词结构表强意否定,等于not at all

副词little(毫不)believedreamexpectguessimagineknowrealizesuspectthinkunderstand等动词连用,通常置于这些动词之前,表“完全否定”的意义。

例:She little believes. 她一点也不相信。

He little dreamedLittle did he dream that he could have succeeded in passing the examination

他做梦也没想到考试会及格。

He little knowLittle does he know that the police are about to arrest him。他一点也不知道警察就要逮捕他了。

They little suspect that their plot has been discovered.他们丝毫没有想到他们的阴谋已被人发现了。

 

go forever(一去不复返)go west(上西天/死)go against(不利于)作谓语的句子。

例:His chance of study has gone west.他永无学习的机会了。

It goes against my stomach.这不合我的口味。

Gone forever are the days when we depended onforeign oil.”我们依靠洋油的日子一去不复返了。

 

4. 某些插入语及含anynot的介词短语可表示强意否定

stillmuch less (何况更不用说)let alone (更不必说)to say nothing of (何况更不必说)not to mention (更不必说更谈不上)not to speak of (更不用说当然)to say the least (退一步说)in vain (徒然)等附加在句中,继前面的否定以对相关的某一事作更强的否定。

例:He does not know arithmeticstill less algebra.他连算术都不懂,更别提代数了。

  The boy has not learnt arithmeticnot to mention algebra.这孩子算术还没学会,更谈不上代数了。

I have not missed a lecture oncelet alone of ten.我从未缺过一次课,更别说经常了。

I am not familiar with French grammarto say nothing of rhetoric. 我对法语语法都不熟悉,更别说修辞学了。

Lying is a bad habit, to say the least of it. 说谎至少说起来也是一种恶劣的行为。

She has never entered a chemistry laboratorynot to speak of working in one

她从来没有进过化学实验室,更不用说在里面工作过。

We tried to persuade him to give up the attempt, but in vain.  我们曾劝他放弃这种打算,但是没有效果.

 

⑵用含有anyno的介词短语

①某些含有any的介词短语,如by any means (无论如何)on any account (无论如何)in any way (以任何方式)at any time (任何时候)under any circumstances (在任何情况下)等与not连用。

例:He is not wanting in courage by any means.他决不是没有勇气。

We must not do it on any account.无论如何我们决不可以干这种事。

 

②如果在肯定句中,使用相对的含有no的介词短语,如by no means (决不)at no time (决不)in no way (决不)等,也就变成了强意否定句。

This answer is by no means satisfactory.这个回答决非令人满意。

At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.无论任何时候,中国决不首先使用核武器。

 

⑶相类似的还有anything like (根本)anywhere near (一点也【不】)anything but (绝不, 并不)but that (若不)nowhere near (差得远  远不及)等用于否定句。

例:She isn't anywhere near as kind as he is. 她根本不象他那样和气。

It's not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday.今天根本不象昨天那么热。

I will do anything but go there. 我决不到那里去。

That's anything but true. 那决不是真的。

He is anything but honest【=He isn't an honest man at all.他根本不是一个诚实的人。

I will do anything but that【=I’ll never do that. 我决不干那件事。

But that you helped uswe should have failed=If you hadn't helped us, we should have failed.

要是没有你们帮助,我们就失败了。

Today's game was nowhere near as exciting as yesterday's.今天的比赛一点也不象昨天的精彩。

从以上例句可以看出nowhere near not anywhere nearnot nearly

 

5. 某些副词与否定词结合就具有强意否定

whatever (无论什么)whatsoever在否定句中意“丝毫不”。

例:There is no doubt whatever about it.关于这一点,没有任何疑问。

I know nothing whatever about it. 关于这件事我什么也不知道。

They have no reason whatsoever to give up the project.他们毫无半点理由放弃这个项目。

Whatsoever一词多用于英国,美语一般不用;它比whatever语气更强,都含有at all的意义,也是一种包括全部的词,放在名词的后面。

 

⑵某些以-ly结尾的副词

例:It is certainly not a question of method.这当然不是一个方法问题。

What she has said is something decidedly not to his liking.她所说的肯定不是他所喜欢的东西。

 

(第三章功能句 第二节否定句中常用否定词语内容续完)

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