雙重否定的用法與例句說(shuō)明

正如漢語(yǔ)說(shuō)的“沒(méi)有～不……”一樣，英語(yǔ)有時(shí)也可使用這樣“否定的否定”，即所謂的雙重否定。正如 (-1) × (-1) = (+1) 一樣，雙重否定的結(jié)果是肯定的。 如：

沒(méi)有人不同情那位意外的犧牲者。

There was no one who did not feel sympathy for the victims of the accident.

＝Everyone felt sympathy for the victims of the accident.

一個(gè)家庭在日常生活中使用一輛以上的車(chē)子竝不特別稀奇。

It is not unusual for a family to have more than one car to use in daily life.

＝It is usual for a family to have more than one car to use in daily life.

沒(méi)有人沒(méi)東西喫的。

Nobody had nothing to eat.

＝Everyone had something to eat.

never...without...型雙重否定，其意爲(wèi)：沒(méi)有～決不……；要～一定會(huì)……

The dog never crosses a street without stopping at the curb. 那衹狗每次要過(guò)街時(shí)，都會(huì)在人行道邊緣停下來(lái)。

雙重否定就內(nèi)容而言雖是表肯定的，但和原本就是肯定形者竝不完全相同。比方說(shuō)，not unusual (竝非不尋常) 與usual (普通) 在感覺(jué)上就不完全相同，多了一點(diǎn)兒猶豫的情緒。

雙重否定用於表示肯定的內(nèi)容時(shí)，因形式上仍屬否定句，所以附加問(wèn)句爲(wèi)肯定形。如：

No Japanese breakfast is complete without misosoup, is it? 沒(méi)有味噌湯的日式早餐就不夠完整，不是嗎?