26. Usage of double negatives

26. double negatives的使用

A double negative in Pali is equivalent to an affirmative. But it is usually tran- slated in two different ways.

巴利语中的双重否定等同于肯定。但它通常是以两种不同的方式翻译。

Ex. Rājā sīlavanto na na hoti.

译. 国王是一个有美德的人。（或者）国王不是有美德的人，这是不正确的;国王真的是一个有美德的人。

Trs. The king is one who has virtue. (Or) it is not true that (= one na) the king is not one who has virtue; the king is really one who has virtue.