課本中不會教你的[S]627　something like，something of和not much of

627　something like，something of和not much of

① something like性質(zhì)或數(shù)量略同（something approximating in character or amount）；似乎，略微（somewhat）。

It is something like a pudding. 此物略似布丁。

It shaped something like a cigar. 它的形狀略似雪茄。

② something of某種程度上（to some extent）。

He is something of an artist. 他略有藝術(shù)家的氣質(zhì)。（還算得上藝術(shù)家）

He is something of a philosopher. 他略有哲學才能。（has something of a philosopher in him）

③ not much of不算很好的。

Five dollars a day is not much of a wage for a grown man. 五美元一天的工資對一個成人來說太少了。

It is not much of a day for a walk. 這天氣散步不太好。（bad weather）

He is not much of an artist. 他算不上一位出色的藝術(shù)家。

比較

He is nothing of a musician. 他算不上什么音樂家。（has nothing of a musician in his ability）

He is very much of a poet. 他很有詩人氣質(zhì)。（a great deal of）

He is little of a scholar. 他沒有什么學問。（a bit of）

He thinks nothing of the manager. 他覺得那位經(jīng)理不怎么樣。

Is he much of an artist？他是個很有才華的藝術(shù)家嗎？

He is anything but an artist. 他根本算不上藝術(shù)家。（沒有資格，水平太差）

The so-called somebody was a mere nobody. 那個所謂的大人物其實什么也不是。