说明
really not/not really
核心问题
(A)She hadn't really delighted her audience.
(B) She really hadn't delighted her audience.
上面两个句子的意思是否相同?
词典解答
上面两个句子的意思是不同的。句(A)中really是被否定的成分(处于否定范围之内),而在句(B)中really不是被否定的成分(不在否定范围之内)。
(A)她并没有真的使她的观众感到欢喜。
(B)她真的没有使她的观众感到欢喜。
请注意下列句子的译法:
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That wasn't really his attitude. (Greene) 这并不真是他的态度。
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That didn't really seem like something that should happen in Moors Stadium... (RL, Book 2, L. 1) 这并不真的像是穆尔斯体育场所发生的那样……
(参见 not certainly/certainly not)