let alone

英语

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连词

let alone

1. 何况，莫讲，更不用说，遑论

   I did not know that, as a father, I could enter the delivery room, let alone cutting the umbilical cord.

   我不知道作为父亲是可以进入产房的，更何况剪肚脐带。

   He couldn't boil water, let alone prepare a dinner for eight.

   他连水都不会烧，更别说准备一份八人大晚餐了。

参见

• a fortiori

参考资料

• Charles J. Fillmore, Paul Kay, Catherine O'Connor (September 1988) "Regularity and idiomaticity in grammatical constructions: The case of let alone" Language (Vol.64 No.3) pp.501-538
• Mark Liberman (24 February 2011) "Much less/Or even" Language Log
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动词

let alone (第三人称单数简单现在时 lets alone，现在分词 letting alone，一般过去时及过去分词 let alone)

1. 〈及物〉 不干涉，不打扰

   I wish he would let me alone so I could get some sleep.

   我希望他别打扰我，让我能睡一会儿。