oughtn't meaning in English
ought not 的缩合形式。
Examples
- My idea is that a woman oughtn't to stuff her head with books .
我认为一个女人不应该一心扑在书本上。 - Well, if you're a poor driver you oughtn't to try driving at night .
既然你车子开得不好，那么你晚上就不应当试着开车嘛。 - Oughtn't he have told me of it to have given me the power of clearing myself ?
难道他不应该把这先告诉我，使我可以澄清事实吗？