笼统地说,带有否定标记,但表达肯定内容或语气的叙述形式都叫含蓄肯定,或间接肯定。英汉语利用否定形式进行含蓄肯定的现象都很常见,其中有些用法相同或相似,译时无需采用转换手法。例如,通过否定形式的反问表示肯定:Are we not all born equal?难道我们不都生来平等吗?其表达的意思就是:We are all born equal.我们都生来平等。又如,对含否定意思的动词加以否 Broadly speaking, narrative forms with negative marks, but affirmative content or tone, are all implicitly or indirectly affirmed. It is very common for both English and Chinese to use the negative form for implicit affirmation, some of which are the same or similar in usage, and need not be used for translation when translating. For example, by a negative form of rhetorical affirmation: Are we not all born equal? ​​Are not we all born equal? ​​The meaning of the expression is: We are all born equal. In another example, whether the negative meaning of the verb