一些短语以否定的形式出现，但却表达肯定的语气，属于一种强调结构。 例如： no / nothing + 比较级 + than No one knows her deeper than me. =I know her deepest. =No one knows her as deep as me. 没有人比我更了解她了。 Nothing is simpler than this. =This is the simplest. =Nothing can be as simple as this. 没有比这更简单的了。 nothing less than“和… …一样，不亚于，完全是，简直是” It was nothing less than a disaster. =It was nothing but a disaster. 这简直是一场灾难。 That’s nothing less than a kidnapping. =That was / is nothing but a kidnapping. 那简直和绑架一样。 That’s nothing less than a sheer fabrication. =That was / is nothing but a sheer fabrication. 那纯粹是凭空捏造。