词组 | no man/not a man |
释义 | no man/not a man 【问】 (A) No man is born wise. (B) Not a man but had tears in his eyes. 请问no man与not a man有无区别? 【答】 no+可数名词单数与not a(或not one)+可数名词单数,其基本含义是相同的,因此,常常是可以互换的。但是,not a(not one)+N有时候比no+N的语气要强的多。请对比下列实例: 1. Time and tide wait for no man. (Prov) 岁月不等人。 2. Not a soul was to be seen. (Mansfield) 连一个人影也看不到。 3. It was a declaration of rights,not a guarantee of rights. (Hazen) 这是一个权利宣言,而不是权利保障。 4. Although autumn was well advanced,not a leaf had fallen from the trees.(Mansfield)虽然已是深秋,但是树上却没有掉下一片叶子。 5. Not a word would he say. (CGEL) 他一句话也不愿说。 6. Not one bottle did we leave behind.(CGEL) 我们一个瓶子也没有留下。 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第781页. |
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