no doubt可用作副词,表示“无疑地”“很可能”;通常用于首,有时也用于句中。如:
No doubt he was just trying to help. 他多半只是想帮帮忙。The court will no doubt deal severely with the criminals. 法庭必定严厉地处置这些罪犯。
no doubt含义(1)确实地,必定地/ He is clever, no doubt,but he is cold, too. 他确实很聪明,但是也很冷漠。(2)(口语)恐怕,大概
no doubt可以译为“大概”、“大约”、“可能”、“我想”(probably, I suppose, I think, I agree)。例如:You know him by name, no doubt ? 想必你只是知道他的姓名?(赵振才编著:《英语常见问题解答大词典》1998年8月第1版)No doubt you can think of others that appeal to you. 我想你是能关心向你求助的人的。(同上)It is no doubt difficult. 这很可能是困难的。(同上)
no doubt虽然含有否定词no,但整个短语并不表示否定意义,所以当它位于句首时,其后不用倒装语序。类似的表达还有not long ago, in no time。如: Not long ago he went to work in the south. 不久前他去南方工作了。 In no time he worked out the problem. 他立即算出了那道题。
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