| 释义 |
〔need〕Note also that the use ofneed as an auxiliary is often accompanied by a presupposition that the activity in question has in fact been performed.The boys needn't have spoken frankly implies that they did in fact speak frankly, whereas the sentenceThe boys did not need to speak frankly does not; only the latter could be followed by a clauselikethey conveyed their meanings by indirection. 还需注意need 用作助动词时经常伴随一个先决条件, 质问的动作事实上已经完成了。那些男孩们本来不需要坦诚相告的 意味着他们事实上已经坦率地说了, 然而这个句子男孩们不需要坦诚地说话 就没有这个意思; 只有后者可以在其后跟这样一个句子,如他们间接地表达他们的意思 〔frankly〕Frankly, I don't care.坦率地说,我不介意 |