比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)的否定意義

　　如： She knows better than to go alone on such a night. 在這樣的夜晚，她不至于連不宜單獨(dú)外出也不知道。

　　注意下列三句有類似意義：

　　I am wiser than to belive that. 我不至于蠢到去相信這件事。

　　You have a better command of French than to make such mistakes. 你的法語(yǔ)較好，不至于犯這樣的錯(cuò)誤。

　　He is more experienced than to do such a thing. 他比較有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，不至于做這樣的事。 “more than…can” 這種句型形式上是肯定的，實(shí)際上有否定含義。

　　如： The boys in the street have become very insolent and it is more than flesh and blood can bear. 街上的男孩們變得非常無(wú)禮，到了人所不能忍受的地步。

　　The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. 那地方美得無(wú)法形容。

　　This is more than I can tell. 這我簡(jiǎn)直不懂。

　　He has bitten off more than he can chew. 他承擔(dān)了力所不能及的事。 用 the last ， the least 等最高級(jí)形式表示強(qiáng)烈的否定意義。

　　如： He is the last man to tell a lie. 他是最不可能說(shuō)謊的人。

　　This is the last place where I expected to meet you. 我萬(wàn)萬(wàn)沒(méi)有想到會(huì)在這兒碰上你。

　　That was the least of his worries. 那可是他最不擔(dān)心的事情。