用the last，the least等极限意义的肯定句式可表示强烈的否定意义，如：He would be the last man to say such things．他绝不会说这样的话。

The last thing she needed was more work.

她最不需要的就是更多的工作。

He's the last person I'd trust with a secret.

我要是有什么秘密，告诉谁也不能告诉他。This is the last place where I expected to meet you．我万万没有想到会在这儿碰上你。

She should be the last one to blame.

怎么也不能责怪她。

I don't have the least idea of what you're talking about

我一点儿都不知道你在说什么。

She never had the least idea what to do about it.

这事怎么办，她一点主意都没有。

He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety.

对她的安全他似乎一点都不担心。That was the least of his worries．那可是他最不担心的事情。

How others see me is the least of my worries.

别人怎么看我，我一点都不在乎。

The model worker had the least thought of his own interests.

这位劳动模范对自己的利益考虑得最少。

分析：

这种方式只是暗示否定含义。如，使用the last, the least, the limit等含有极限意义的词，以及使用too...to，too...for结构来表示否定意义。You are the last person in the world I want to see at the moment.此刻，我最不想见到的就是你。The dinner menu is the least of my worries tonight.今晚我一点也不用担心晚餐的菜单。This box was too heavy for this old woman to carry.这箱子太重了，这位老太太搬不动。　　注意，too...for...这一结构有两种情况，一是for后接名词或代词，是逻辑上的行为执行者，相当于其后省略了一个不定式。如上面句省略to carry；二是for后接无生命名词，同样表示否定的意义，常译为“太……而不能”等。

　It was too beautiful for words.　那太美了，根本无法用语言来形容。