常见的否定形式表肯定含义的表达形式

常见的否定形式表肯定含义的表达形式有些英语句子不可“貌相” ( 望文生义),它们明明看起来是否定形式,有时却可以表示肯定的意义,甚至表示非常强烈的肯定意义。

由此,语言的神奇妙用被体现得淋漓尽致。

本文对这一有趣的语言现象进行了归纳总结,以期能给同学们带来一点新意扑面、趣在其中的感觉。

1．can / could not...too 表示“无论怎样也不过分” 。

例如:You cannot be too careful when crossing the street.穿越马路时,再怎么小心也不为过。

You can never be too careful in performing an experiment. 做实验越仔细越好。

2．can / could not...enough 意为“无论怎么都不够” ，表示强烈的肯定。

例如:I cannot thank you enough. 我对你感激不尽。

You can' t be careful enough. 你越小心越好。

3. too...not to表示“太……不会不……”，具有肯定意义。

例如：He is too careful not to have noticed it. 他那么小心，一定会注意到这一点的。

4. never too...to 是对too...to 的再否定，表示肯定。

例如：It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

5. not...for nothing中,not用来否定for nothing,从而加强了谓语的肯定意义。

例如：He didn't study law for nothing. 他学法律并没有白费。

Believe me, he did not fly into such a rage for nothing. 请相信我,他勃然大怒是有原因的。

6. nothing if not 表示“极其” ,含强烈的肯定意义。

例如：He was nothing if not clever. 他很聪明。

The story was nothing if not interesting. 故事极其有趣。

7. nothing less than 表示“完全是” ,有肯定的含义。

例如：What he said was nothing less than a lie. 他说的纯属谎言。

His negligence was nothing less than criminal. 他的粗心大意无异于犯罪。

8. nothing but 表示“只有,只不过” ,含肯定意义。

例如：We could see nothing but water. 我们只看见一大片水。

She does nothing but listen to records. 她除了听唱片什么也不做。

9. no 的否定意义很强,和具有否定意义的名词连用,来表示强烈的肯定。

例如：She is no fool. (She is very clever.) 她绝不是傻瓜。

There is no question that Mr. Smith is the boss.毫无疑问, 史密斯先生就是老板。

10. 双重否定表示强烈的肯定。

例如Nobody had nothing to eat. =Everyone has something to eat. 每个人都有吃的。

11. not...until / till表示"直到 .... 才”，具有肯定的意义。

例如：She didn't stop working until 12 o'clock last night. 昨晚12 点以前，她一直在不停地工作。

12. "否定词+ so + adj. /adv. + as”结构，从反面表示"最”，是一种强烈的肯定。

例如： It wasn 't so bad as last time! 这次不像上次那么糟!None is so blind as those who won 't see. 没有比视而不见的人更瞎眼的了。

13. 有些带否定词的短语，在使用时并不构成否定意义，即表示肯定意义。

例如： He wouldgo as soon as not. 他非常乐意去。

As often as not the buses are late on foggy days. 遇多雾天气时，公共汽车经常晚点。

14. 否定的感叹句、疑问句常表示肯定意义。

例如：Isn' t this film interesting? 这部电影难道没趣吗?Who doesn' t enjoy reading The Dream of the Red Mansion? 谁不喜欢看《红楼梦》呢?（人人都喜欢看《红楼梦》。

）15. 以Why don't you...和Why not ... 开头的疑问句往往表示邀请、建议、指导等，具有肯定意义。

例如：Why don ' t you introduce her to your parents? 你为什么不把她介绍给你父母呢? Why not come and see me tomorrow? 明天来看我怎么样？英语句形：形式否定意义肯定英语中有些句子形式上是否定的，但是内容含义上却是肯定的。

现将这种常见的句式结构归纳如下：一、cannot wait 后跟不定式，意为“急于做” ，表示强调的肯定例1 I couldn't wait to seeher. 我渴望见到她例 2 I cannot wait to read the book. 我非常渴望读到这本书。

二、cannot/couldn ' t+ too意为"越.... 越... ，非常，无论怎样...... 也不过分”在此结构中，cannot 也可改用can hardly ，scarcely，never，impossible ；too 也可改用over，enough 等。

例 3 You cannot be too careful. 你越小心越好。

例 4 We can hardly praise him too much. 对他我们无论怎么赞扬也不过分。

例 5 A man can never have too many friends. 朋友越多越好。

例 6 He cannot see you quickly enough. 他想很快见到你。

三、not…until/ till意为"直到....... 的时候才”例7 People take no thought of the value of time until they lose it. 人们失去时间后才知道时间例8 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 直到井干了我们才知道水的重要。

例9 It was not until the next day that I knew that truth.直到第二天我才知道真相。

例10 He did not go to bed until his mother came back. 直到他母亲回来他才睡觉。

四、否定词＋but1. no…but意为“都……,没有……不……”。

例11 there is no man but has his faults. 人皆有过。

例12 No one believes but she will succeed. 人们相信他会成功。

例13 there is no one but knows him. 人人都认识他。

2. never (not)…but (that)意为“每当..... ，总是... ,没有哪次不是..... ”。

例14 I never see you but I think of my mother. 每当看见你时,我总是想起我的母亲。

例15 It never rains but it pours. 每次下雨都是倾盆大雨。

例16 He will not be angry but that he is offended. 人们惹了他他才会生气。

3. nothing but /none but 意为“仅仅，只，只有. 才”。

例17 We can see nothing but water. 我们只能看见水。

例18 the boys want to do nothing but play football. 男孩们只想踢足球。

例19 None but me knew what happened. 只有我知道发生了什么事情。

例20 He chose none but the best. 他只选最好的。

五、not long before 意为“不久……就……”例21 It was not long before he appeared. 他不久就出现了。

例22 It will not be long before we finish the experiment. 我们不久就完成了实验。

六、否定词＋without 意为“ 每……必”例23 I never see her without thinking of my younger sister. 每次见到她，我就想起我的妹妹。

例24 What appeared to me wonderful was that none of the ants came home without bringing something. 使我感到惊奇的是每只蚂蚁回来都带回一些东西。

例25 there is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火。

七、no(none) other than 意为“仅仅，完全”例26 This is no other than the book we want to buy. 这正是我们要买的那本书。

例27 She is none other than my teacher. 她正是我的老师。

例28 the letter was written by none other than Mary. 写这封信的正是玛莉。

八、too + 形容词/ 副词+ not ＋不定式“非常……必定能，太……不会不”1. 本句型是对too … to 的否定，表示肯定意思。

例29 His speech was too good not to stir the audience. 他的演讲太好了，不会不使观众轰动。