▲not only…but also…通常不用于否定句,要表示“不仅不……而且还不……”这样的意思,应考虑采用其他方法。如“他不仅不感激我,而且还不理我”可翻译成:
Far from thanking me, he ignored me.
Instead of thanking me, he ignored me.
▲但如果本身表示否定意义的词汇,也可直接用not only…but (also)…来连接,从而表示“不仅不……而且还不……”这样的意思。如:
It’s not only useless to trouble him but it is needless to do so. 去麻烦他不仅没有用而且没有必要。
表示“不仅……而且……”的 not only...but also 句型可以用在否定句中。例如:We are not only not attaining it as a nation , but we are falling further and further short of attaining it . (第一分句为否定式)作为一个民族,我们不仅没有达到这一目标,而且离这一目标越来越远。/ When I went to collect my car last week , not only did the garage overcharge me , but they hadn't done a very good repair job either . (第二分句为否定式,不能用also , too 和 as well , 只能用 either)上星期我去取车子,修车行不仅多收我的钱,而且他们车也修得不好。(《英语词语用法详解词典》,商务印书馆2014年9月第1版)