表示否定的句子。必須有否定詞，古代漢語中否定詞可以是副詞“不”、“弗”、“毋”、“勿”、“未”、“否”、“非”，可以是動詞如“無”。
英語語法中否定句分為九種：
（1）一般否定句
I don't know this. No news is good news.
There is no person (smoke)/not a person/not any person (smoke) in the house.
（2)特指否定
He went to his office, not to see him.
I am sorry for not coming on time.
I don't think/believe/suppose/feel/imagine you are right.
（3)部分否定
All the answers are not right
All is not gold that glitters
I don't know all of them.
I can't see everybody/everything.
Both of them are not right.
（4)全體否定
None of my friends smoke.
I can see nothing/nobody.
Neither of them is right.
Nothing can be so simple as this.
（5) 延續否定
You didn't see him, neither/nor did I.
You don't know, I don't know either.
He doesn't know English, let alone/to say nothing of/not to speak of (更不用說） French.
（6) 半否定句
We seldom/hardly/scarcely/barely hear such fine singing.
I know little English. I saw few people.
（7) 雙重否定
You can't make something out of nothing.
What's done cannot be undone.
There is no sweet without sweat.
No gain without pains.
I can't help /keep/ laughing whenever I hear it.
No man is so old but (that) he can learn.
（8)排除否定
Everyone is ready except you.
He did nothing but play.
But for your help, I couldn't do it.
（9)加強否定
I won't do it at all.
I can't see it any more.
He is no longer a boy. |