英语可说not something吗？

英语可说not something吗？

如果能说，它与not anything有什么区别呢？

请先看下面一题：“If you want a necklace, I’ll buy one for you at once.

” “Oh, no.

A necklace is not _________ that I need most.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything此题容易误选A，机械地套用以下规则：something 用于肯定句，anything 用于否定句或疑问句。

当然以上规则在通常情况下是有效的，但此句不属通常用法。

此题的最佳答案应是B，something 在此的意思不是“某种东西”，而是指“那种东西”或“这种东西”，即心中最想要的那种东西(相当于 the thing)。

同样地，下面几题的最佳答案也是 something，而不是 anything：



(1) It’s not _________ that we want to talk about; let’s change the subject.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything(2) It’s not _________ I enjoy; I do it purely out of a sense of duty.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything(3) Self-control is not _________ that comes with your birth.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything(4) This is not _________ that would disturb me anyway.

A.

anything B.

something C.

nothing D.

everything比较：not anything表示一种完全否定，相当于nothing。

如：Be careful not to break anything.

当心别打破什么了。

I can’t believe anything he said.

我不相信他所说的任何话。

We can’t decide anything now.

我们现在不能决定什么。

I tell you flatly that I will not promise anything.

我直截了当地告诉你我不会答应任何事。

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