Question

he is late做否定回答

Answer 1

he is never late
否定，增添词缀，即前缀或后缀，使原来的词由肯定意义化为否定意义。
（Prefixes and suffixes）
增添词缀，即前缀或后缀，使原来的词由肯定意义化为否定意义。常用的否定前缀有ab- / dis- / il- / ill- / im- / in- / ir- / mis- / non- / un-等，否定后缀有-less / -free等，例如：
--It is abnormal for him to walk in his sleep. （梦游症）
--This will disqualify （使…没有资格） him from taking part in the game.
--The ship was leaky （漏） and very much disabled.
--Your remark is ill-timed.
--Every word he said was impossible of belief.
--The new evidence has completely invalidated（使…站不住脚）his theory.
--To be afraid of the number 13 is irrational.
--He bore （忍受） his misfortunes bravely.
--On the sea there were fleets of nondescript ships—converted yachts,riverboats,tugs and barges. （在海上有成批的无法归类的船只——改装的游艇、河里的小船、拖船和驳船。）
--Such criticism is meaningless.
--The cause of the accident remains unknown to us.
--Water is incompatible （不相容）with fire.
--She is getting impatient.
--The method of working is useless.
--She is reckless of consequence. （她是不顾后果的。）
--She dislikes being spoken to like this.
--The sea is ice-free.
--He bought two bottles of wine at the duty-free （免税） shop.
上述否定词缀一般都表示否定，但是有时有些否定词缀（前缀，后缀）并不表示否定。例如：
--Thank you for your invaluable （宝贵的） help.
--That nurse was indifferent （冷漠） to the sufferings of the patients.
--Oil is inflammable. （油容易燃烧。）
--Something seems to have unloosed her tongue.（不知什么事情使她说个没完。）
--Styles come and go,but good taste is timeless.（风格随时在变，而风雅是永恒的。）
--He’s a shameless （无耻） liar.
--Works of art,historical monuments and priceless history records were ruthlessly destroyed. （艺术品、历史上遗留下来的纪念品以及珍贵的历史文献惨遭破坏。）
注意：英语中的前缀in-,un-通常表示“不”或“…的相反”的含义，因此由其构成的派生词一般具有否定的意义。然而，有些由这两个前缀构成的派生词并非有否定的意义，而与词根同义或近义。著名学者周海中教授在《in-,un-不一定表示“否定”》一文中就举了若干个例子，如：coming/incoming（来到），habit/inhabit（居住于），loose/unloose（解开，释放），rip/unrip（撕开）等。这类派生词虽然不多，但值得注意，勿望词生义。