“否定”是一个范围广泛的概念。通常把包含否定词的句子称为否定句,但否定形式不一定表示否定意思,肯定形式亦不一定表示肯定的意思。本文旨在讨论暗含否定结构,即:肯定句中的动词、名词或形容词所表达的一般否定概念;用介词或连词表达一般否定或排除否定;以及短语动词、形容词短语、介词短语或其他短语所表示的否定概念,以期帮助提高英汉翻译的质量。 “Negation ” is a wide range of concepts. A sentence containing a negative word is usually called a negative sentence, but a negative version does not necessarily mean a negative one, and a positive version does not necessarily mean a positive one. The purpose of this article is to discuss the implications of implicit negation, ie the general negative notion expressed by verbs, nouns or adjectives in affirmative sentences, the general negation or negative negation by prepositions or conjunctions, and the phrasal verbs, adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, or other phrases Denoting the concept of negation, with a view to helping to improve the quality of English-Chinese translation.