单词 | not to say(not to speak of) |
释义 | say , not ! to ~: speak , not to ~ of — 900 这两个不定式短语并非同义: not to say 作“且不说”讲,具有让步的意思; not to speak of 是“更不用说”的意思,与 to say nothing of 和 not to mention 同义,并可通用。 例如: He sounded impolite, not to say rude. 他谈吐不雅,且不说举止粗鲁了。 PLA men defy death, not to speak of hardship. 解放军战士死且不怕,更不用说艰苦了。 It would be foolish, not to say mad , to sell these books. 把这些书卖掉,且不说是发了疯,也够愚蠢的了。 Jim knows French, not to speak of English. 吉姆连法语也懂,更不用说英语了。 |
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