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。