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transferred negation ⁵

核心问题

I don't think she knows French, does she? 这里的反意疑问句为什么是 does she,而不是 do I?

词典解答

可否定转移的动词的否定常常转移到宾语从句中去:

I don't think she knows French. \approx I think she doesn't know French.

而反意疑问句是针对被转移否定的从句而说的,所以当然要 does she? 而不能 do I? 类例:

  1. I didn't think he was happy, was he? 我认为他并不幸福,是不是?
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