《朗文当代高级英语辞典第四版》matter 词条下的一个例句:
Whether or not he is any good as a manager is a matter of opinion . 他是否是个好经理,这是看法问题。
对于句中any good as,我不太理解,请专家指教,谢谢!
曹老师:
any在这里是个副词,用在否定或疑问句中强调一个形容词或副词的意义,等于at all. 意为“在任何程度上”“在任何方面”。如:
He wasn't any good at French.
I can't run any faster.
Is your father feeling any better?
这个句子中的as不是比较意义,而是“作为...”。作为经理,他算得上好还是算不上好是个看法问题。
陈老师:
Whether or not he is any good as a manager is a matter of opinion 上面的句子是下面句子的变形。
第1种理解:(按照比较)
Whether he is as good a manager as any or not is a matter of opinion
Whether he is a manager as good as any or not is a matter of opinion
第2种理解:按照as介词短语(as a manager)
如果按照as作为介词理解,
就是下面结构
He is any good or not (any为程度副词,修饰good形容词)
I was never any good at maths.
我数学向来就不好。
Is he any good at gardening? We might experiment with him.
他擅长园艺 吗 ?我们可以试试他.
It won't do you any good. (any为限定词,good为名词)
这样于你自己不利.
Excessive weight gain doesn't do you any good. (any为限定词,good为名词)
体重过度增加对你没有任何好处.
不过,建议按照上述第1种方法去理解以上语言现象。