能否去掉do not，在seem后加not，而句子含义不发生改变呢？

Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

当然，现在人们对成功及其标志的兴趣与以前相比似乎丝毫未减。

请问上述句子能否去掉do not，在seem后加not，而句子含义不发生改变呢？

就是变成这样：Certainly people seem not less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

Certainly people seem not less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

这个句子是错误的。因为not不能否定比较级。放在这里的not只能理解是否定seem，而否定seem需要借助助动词do, do not seem.

其实，seem+形容词是seem to be+形容词的简略形式。你可以不否定seem, 而否定不定式，句子就正确了：

Certainly people seem not to be less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

这个改动后的句子，在意义上和原句相同。

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Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

当然，现在人们对成功及其标志的兴趣与以前相比似乎丝毫未减。

请问上述句子能否去掉do not，在seem后加not，而句子含义不发生改变呢？

就是变成这样：Certainly people seem not less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.

解答如下：

Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.（正确）

Certainly people seem not less interested in success and its signs now than formerly.（错误）

提问网友理解是错误的，seem为表象系动词，只有以下2种否定结构

(1)否定助动词(don't,doesn't ,didn't 等）seem+表语内容）

(2)seem not to do sth/seem not to be+表语

特别备注：只有状态系动词be的否定，可以直接状态系动词be后加否定副词“not”，其它5种系动词（1感官，2表象，3变化，4持续，5结果），必须使用否定助动词加以否定。