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Từ vựng:

double negative

Giải nghĩa:

/ˈdəbl ˈnɛɡətɪv/ – Phrase


Definition: Sự sử dụng hai phủ định trong một câu, dẫn đến ý nghĩa khẳng định.

A more thorough explanation: 1. a sentence where two negative words are used to make a positive. The effect is to make the sentence more complicated than necessary, and more difficult to understand.
2. a sentence where two negative words are used when only one would be correct

Example: 1. He has earned a not inconsiderable amount over the past year (=he has earned a lot of money).
2. I ain’t got nothing to say. NB What the speaker wanted to say was “I have nothing to say”. However, on a strict understanding of the grammar, the speaker has actually said “I have something to say.”

 

 
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