let alone

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連詞

let alone

1. 何況，莫講，更不用說，遑論

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

   我不知道作為父親是可以進入產房的，更何況剪肚臍帶。

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

   他連水都不會燒，更別說準備一份八人大晚餐了。

參見

• a fortiori

參考資料

• 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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動詞

let alone (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 lets alone，現在分詞 letting alone，一般過去時及過去分詞 let alone)

1. 〈及物〉 不干涉，不打擾

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

   我希望他別打擾我，讓我能睡一會兒。