常见的肯定形式表示否定意义

发布时间:2022-04-29T21:44:24 英语语法

常见的肯定形式表示否定意义

 

anything but 决不 (=not…at all)

Your answer is anything but perfect. 你的答复一点儿也不完美。

注:该结构也可如下例一般,表示“除~外,任何都…”之意:

I’ll give you anything but that. 除了那个之外,我什么都可以给你。

far from 完全不

The show was far from being a success. 那次表演并不成功。

fail to 无法~ (=do not, cannot)

Even Big Ben failed to strike correctly one day when its chiming mechanism failed. 即使是大笨钟(英国国会议堂大钟),都有可能因为敲钟装置故障而有敲错的一天。

注:never fail to 意为“一定”。如:

He never fails to write home to his parents every month. 他每个月必定写信给他的双亲。

too…to… ……,以致无法……

He was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. 他太年轻了,还没学会向女人说不。

the last+名词+to不定式〔关系代词从句〕 最不……

Jack would be the last man to believe that. 杰克是绝对不可能相信这种事的人。

He is the last person who(m) we would want to come. 他是我们最不欢迎的人。

much [still] less 更别提

He can hardly understand French, much less Latin. 他不太懂法文,更别提拉丁文。

注:let alone 也有“更别说”之意:

He cannot speak German, let alone Dutch. 他不会说德文,更别提丹麦文了。

know better than to 还没笨到……

I know better than to do such a thing. 我还没笨到去做那种事。

(but) in vain (但却)无法办到

He tried to open the door, (but) in vain. 他试着要开门,但却做不到。

more than 无法……

The heat was more than he could stand. 那种炎热的程度是他所不能忍受的。

beyond 无法……

The scenery is beautiful beyond description. 那里的风景美得非笔墨可形容。

be above ……之力所不能及无法……

Her lecture was above me (=my understanding). 她上的课超乎我能理解的范围。

He is above telling lies. 他不屑撒谎。

be free from 没有

This district is free from air pollution. 这个地方是没有空气污染的。

注:be free of 也可表示:没有。如:

Some day the world may be free of hunger. 也许有一天世界能免于饥荒。