can hardly一般不倒装

有一读者问: I can hardly hold myself back...是否宜改为倒装结构,即Hardly can I hold myself back...?

can hardly已成为一固定说法(=cannot),一般似乎不宜改为倒装。hardly用于倒装结构时,其后常用过去完成时,如:

(1)Hardly had the car started when I heard someone call my name.

(2)Hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing.