英语短语"not…any more than"是一个类比否定结构,核心含义是:“与……同样不;和……一样不;不比……更”——通过强调“B的情况不成立”,来强化“A的情况也不成立”,本质是用后者的否定类比前者的否定,突出两者都不具备某特征/都无法做某事。
结构:not A any more than B
逻辑:A不(能/是/做)…,就像B不(能/是/做)…一样 → A和B都不(能/是/做)…
"not…any more than"主要用于连接两个否定场景,通过类比让否定更强烈、更直观。常见场景包括:
用B的“非身份/非属性”类比A的“非身份/非属性”,强调两者都不具备该特征。
例:
I'm not a poet any more than you are a novelist.
(我不是诗人,就像你不是小说家一样 → 我俩都不是文艺工作者。)
She's not kind any more than her brother is.
(她不善良,就像她哥哥一样 → 兄妹俩都不善良。)
用B的“不可能”类比A的“不可能”,强调两者都做不到某事。
例:
You can't change his mind any more than you can move a mountain.
(你无法改变他的想法,就像无法移山一样 → 两者都不可能。)
He couldn't finish the task any more than I could.
(他完不成任务,我也一样 → 我俩都完不成。)
用B的“未做/不该做”类比A的“未做/不该做”,强调两者行为一致(都不做)。
例:
They didn't attend the party any more than we did.
(他们没参加派对,我们也没 → 所有人都没去。)
You shouldn't trust him any more than you would trust a stranger.
(你不该信任他,就像不该信任陌生人一样 → 两者都不该信任。)
"not…any more than"和"no more…than"意思完全相同,只是结构不同:
"no more…than":直接用"no more"修饰名词/形容词(前置否定);
"not…any more than":用"not"否定谓语(后置类比)。
例:
She is no more intelligent than he is.
She isn't intelligent any more than he is.
(两句都表示:她和他一样不聪明。)
"not…any more":表示“不再”(强调时间上的终止);
"not…any more than":表示“和……一样不”(强调类比否定)。
例:
He doesn't smoke any more.(他不再抽烟了。)
He doesn't smoke any more than I do.(他和我一样不抽烟。)
当后面的谓语与前面一致时,可省略重复的动词(用助动词代替或直接省略):
例:
She doesn't like tea any more than I (do).(她和我一样不喜欢茶。)
They won't help you any more than we (will).(他们和我们一样不会帮你。)
"not…any more than"的本质是“用B的否定证明A的否定”,核心是“两者都不”。记住这个逻辑,再结合例子练习,就能轻松掌握~
再试一个复杂句:
You can't expect him to be honest any more than you can expect a fox to guard a chicken coop.
(你不能指望他诚实,就像不能指望狐狸看守鸡窝一样 → 两者都不可能。)
是不是很形象?😉