cannot
modal verb uk/ˈkæn.ɒt/ us/ˈkæn.ɑːt/
A1 （can 的否定形式）不能，不可以
the negative form of the verb "can"
I cannot predict what will happen next year. 我预料不到明年会发生什么事。
cannot but formal 一定能，必定会
used to say that something will certainly happen
If we persevere, we cannot but succeed. 如果我们坚持不懈，就一定会胜利。
If we remain true to ourselves, we cannot but prevail.
With people of this calibre on our side, surely we cannot but win.
You cannot but wonder how much of the script is based on fact.
Having learned what she went through as a young woman, you cannot but feel for her.
- More examples
- The government cannot be seen to give in to terrorists' demands.
- It feels terrible when your child is ill and you cannot help them.
- Obviously the school cannot function without teachers.
- These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
- Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.