課本中不會(huì)教你的[N]494　not so much as 和not so much…as

494　not so much as 和not so much…as

① not so much as意為“甚至……都沒(méi)有，甚至……不”，相當(dāng)于 without even。

He cannot so much as write his own name. 他甚至連自己的名字都不會(huì)寫(xiě)。（=He cannot even write his own name.）

She went away not so much as saying good-bye. 她甚至不辭而別。

She went straight ahead not so much as looking back. 她徑直向前走，甚至連頭也沒(méi)有回一下。

② not so much…as意為“與其說(shuō)是……不如說(shuō)是”，相當(dāng)于 rather than。

He is not so much a scholar as an artist. 與其說(shuō)他是個(gè)學(xué)者，不如說(shuō)他是個(gè)藝術(shù)家。

I like his brother not so much because he is clever as because he is honest. 我喜歡他的兄弟，與其說(shuō)是由于他聰明，不如說(shuō)是由于他誠(chéng)實(shí)。

His success in writing is not so much by inspiration as by diligence. 他在寫(xiě)作方面的成功，與其說(shuō)是靠靈感，毋寧說(shuō)是靠勤奮。

③ not so much…as還可表示“少于，沒(méi)有像……一樣多”。

He has not so much money as you. 他不像你那么有錢(qián)。

I am not so much fond of jazz as my classmates think. 我不像我的同學(xué)想象的那樣喜歡爵士樂(lè)。