課本中不會教你的[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……都沒有，甚至……不”，相當于 without even。

He cannot so much as write his own name. 他甚至連自己的名字都不會寫。（=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，甚至連頭也沒有回一下。

② not so much…as意為“與其說是……不如說是”，相當于 rather than。

He is not so much a scholar as an artist. 與其說他是個學者，不如說他是個藝術家。

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

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

③ not so much…as還可表示“少于，沒有像……一樣多”。

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

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