句子,孤立地去理解字面意义会产生歧义。例如: No work will kill him.(什么工作都压不垮他。) No work will kill him。(不做工作就会把他折磨死。) 第一句用降升调处理,no的否定范围扩大到全句,属一般否定;第二句用升降调处理,no只否定主语,属特指否定。究竟该取何种意义,则取决于上下文和语调。 2.语法特点不同 在一般否定句中通常不用also,still,already,而必须用(not)yet,neither(或not…either):但在特指 否定句却可以使用。如: He was still not a brilliant controversialist. You behave as if you were married to her already.You are not married to her already,…… 有时,特指否定句和一般否定句可以相互转换,意义彼此相同,但某些词语必须作相应的改变。比较下列 各组例句,A句是特指否定,B句是一般否定: A:We saw nothing yesterday. B:We didn't see anything yesterday. A:He is no longer our friend. B:He isn't our friend any longer. A:I could recite neither this poem nor this story. |