英语否定概念的表达方式有多种。最常见的是用 not,never,no,no-thing,hardly,scarcely 等否定词或具有否定意义的词构成的否定句,以及在被否定的词前或后加具有否定意义的词缀,如 dis+honest(不诚实),use+less(没有用)等。本文试将简单谈谈否定概念的另一种表达方式——含蓄否定(Implied Negation),即不直接用否定词或具有否定意义的词,而用暗含否定意义的词,词组或句子来表达否定概念。为了帮助读者弄清 There are many ways to express the concept of English negation. The most common are negated sentences made up of negative words such as not, never, no, no-thing, hardly, scarcely or negative words, and affixes with negative meanings before or after negative words such as dis +honest (not honest), use+less (not useful), etc. This article will briefly discuss another way of expressing the concept of negation: Implied negation, that is, not directly using negative words or words with negative meaning, but using negative words, phrases or sentences to express negative concept. In order to help the reader understand