顯形否定-常用否定
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-等前綴及-less,-free,-proof等后綴合成的否定詞
hardly,scarcely,barely,little,few,seldom等半否定詞
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等可用于表達否定概念的詞。
這類否定句要注意如下三個問題:
否定程度的強弱,說話者的態(tài)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. 他和我一樣,也不富。
He is not a statesman. 他不是政治家。
He is no statesman. 他絕非政治家。(弦外音:他不懂政治)
No less than fifty people were killed in the accident.
事故中多達五十人死亡(夠多的,≈as many as,多達)。
Write a short passage of not less than 200 words.
寫一段短文字數(shù)不少于二百(多則不限)。
We have not learned more than 1,000 English words.
我們學了不超過一千個英語單詞(頂多一千個,可能比這還少)。
We have learned no more than 1,000 English words.
我們學了一千個英語單詞(不夠多)。
I could not feel better.我感覺再好不過了。
I can not agree more.我完全同意。
You can't be too careful when driving.開車時愈小心愈好(或盡可能小心)。
There is no smallest wind today.今天一點風也沒有。
There is no small wind today.今天的風可真不小。
It leaves nothing to be desired. 這已完美無缺。