Ever 的意思是“在任何时候”,相当于 at any time,never 的意思是“从不,相当于 not at any time,虽然它们只差一个字母,但意思完全相反,造成实际的用法差别巨大。 1、通常我们可以用 not … ever 来代替 never,但后者更常用,例如:常用:She has never been a friend of ours.不常用:She hasn’t ever been a friend of ours.2、虽然 not ever 和 never 意思一样,但是 not ever 不能置于句前,而 never 可以,且引起句子的部分倒装,例如:✔:Never had they seen so many strangers in their village all at the same time.❌:Not ever had they seen so many strangers in their village all at the same time.我们经常将 ever 和 never 与现在完成时连用,但它们也可以与其他动词时态连用,例如:过去完成时:They had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.一般现在时:Does she ever visit her mother?在美式英语中,never 和 ever 常与一般过去时连用,但这在英式英语中不太常见,例如:一般过去时:I never saw such a big fish before.1、ever 常用于否定句或疑问句,或与 if 连用的句子Has Lucy ever been to the theatre?Do you ever come to London?Doesn't he ever call his grandmother?If you're ever in Miami, come and see us.She never lets anybody down.This program will never work.3、当句子中包含否定副词 not 时,我们用 ever,否则用 never,但后者较为常用I haven't ever been here before = I have never been here before.He doesn't ever take any exercise = he never takes any exercise.4、在句子中包含有否定副词如 hardly,barely 或 scarcely 等,或有否定意思的代词如 nothing,nobody 或 no one 等时,用 everNobody has ever bought my paintings before.Nothing ever turns out right!She barely ever replies to my emails.1、进行比较时用以加强语气用 ever,意为“以往任何时候,曾经”She was working harder than ever.It was raining harder than ever.2、ever since 中的 ever 加强 since 的语气I've loved London ever since I was a child.I've loved London since I was a child.3、用 never 来强调否定语气,意为“一点都不,从未”,语气比 not 强 I never knew you had a twin sister.I didn't know you had a twin sister.我们可以用 never ever 来强化 never 的含义。这是非正式的。I'll never ever come here again!
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