<p>"not the defendant" is just "不是被告"</p>

<p>"let alone the defendant" in Chinese is "更不必提被告"  or "更不用說被告"</p>

<p>"<strong>更</strong>不是被告" means "<strong>specifically</strong> not the defendant"</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<p>他不是被告 = he is not the defendant</p>

<p>次被告也判死刑, 更不必提被告 = even the second defendant is sentenced to death, not to mention (let alone) the defendant. -- <em>of course he has to be sentenced to death</em></p>

<p>犯案的不是陳某或張某, 更不是被告 = The one who committed the crime is not Chen or Zhang, certainly (specifically) not the defendant.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-08-26T19:18:26.003Z
Thanks for your help.
Baffo rasta
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-08-26T19:07:17.530Z
2019-08-27T00:00:27.020Z
2019-08-27T00:00:27.020Z
Tang Ho
<p>Does it mean "not the defendant"? The translation I have available (which isn't mine) is the following: "let alone the defendant", so which of us, if any, is correct?</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-08-27T04:48:15.450Z
更 makes the negation stronger. Eg. 我不是老师, 更不是教授！
dan
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-08-30T10:51:45.740Z
@Dan As I stated in my answer, 更 means "in addition" or "specifically" . It doesn't only emphasize negation , it  emphasizes everything. For example: "作為老師要有學識，更要有耐性" ,  "他有青春，更有熟情"
Tang Ho
CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-08-31T12:57:43.630Z
@TangHo I kind of disagree that 更 in this context means "specifically". It's closer to the sense "more on", "more to" or something like that.
dan
<translation>
What does this mean: 更不是被告?
# What does this mean: 更不是被告?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-26)

Does it mean "not the defendant"? The translation I have available (which isn't mine) is the following: "let alone the defendant", so which of us, if any, is correct?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 更 makes the negation stronger. Eg. 我不是老师, 更不是教授！  
> **username_2**: @Dan As I stated in my answer, 更 means "in addition" or "specifically" . It doesn't only emphasize negation , it  emphasizes everything. For example: "作為老師要有學識，更要有耐性" ,  "他有青春，更有熟情"  
> **username_1**: @username_2 I kind of disagree that 更 in this context means "specifically". It's closer to the sense "more on", "more to" or something like that.  

---

## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-26. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

"not the defendant" is just "不是被告"

"let alone the defendant" in Chinese is "更不必提被告" or "更不用說被告"

"**更**不是被告" means "**specifically** not the defendant"

Example:

他不是被告 = he is not the defendant

次被告也判死刑, 更不必提被告 = even the second defendant is sentenced to death, not to mention (let alone) the defendant. -- *of course he has to be sentenced to death*

犯案的不是陳某或張某, 更不是被告 = The one who committed the crime is not Chen or Zhang, certainly (specifically) not the defendant.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your help.  

---

