Question

it was not until和 it was until的区别

it was not until 的意思是直到.....才.....可是后面的 it was until 是啥意思，按照意思来翻译难道不也是 --直到.......才.....的意思吗？？
2者有区别吗？还是一个意思来着？

Answer 1

it was not until , it was until 都用于强调句结构，如
1 He didn't come until 8:00---------------It was not until 8:00 that he came(他直到八点才来)
2 He waited until / till 8:00 un the evening.----------It was till / until 8:00 that he waited（他一直等到八点）

Answer 2

意思一样，it was until 后接非延续性动词。it was not until 后接延续性动词。

追问

这个好像和上面的矛盾额~~~

Answer 3

it was not until not后加状态，until后加时间点。例：it was not hot until 10 o'clock.
it was until until后加时间点然后再加状态。it was until 10 o'clock that it was hot.

Answer 4

until 与not until的用法区别！

Answer 5

it was until是直到......为止