喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture any as 'it doesn't matter which one' — you reach into a group and grab without choosing a specific member; any single one will do, even the smallest scrap, even just one. From that 'pick whichever, no fixed choice' image grow all the uses: asking if there's even a little of something, saying every single one qualifies, and (as an adverb) 'even a tiny bit more'.

可以想成：any 的核心畫面比較像「哪一個都行、不指定」——你伸手進一堆東西裡隨便抓，不挑特定的那一個；隨便哪一個都…更多收起可以想成：any 的核心畫面比較像「哪一個都行、不指定」——你伸手進一堆東西裡隨便抓，不挑特定的那一個；隨便哪一個都算，哪怕只是一點點、只有一個也算。從這個「隨便挑、不固定」的畫面，所有用法都長出來：問「有沒有哪怕一點」、說「每一個都符合、沒有例外」，以及當副詞時的「再多哪怕一點點」。

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

anyadv/ɛni/

  • 1

    To even the slightest extent, at all.

    • 'That wouldn't surprise me any.'
  • 2

    To even the slightest extent, at all.

    • If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
    • Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?
  • 3

    To even the slightest extent, at all.

    • That doesn't bother me any.
    • Unfortunately, I don't expect the documentation to help any.

anydet/ɛni/

  • 1

    One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.

    • Near-synonyms: some, all
    • Do you have any biscuits?
  • 2

    A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

    • Choose any item you want.
    • Any person may apply.
  • 3

    An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).

    • They'll be arriving any day.
    • I expect the phone to ring at any moment.

anypron/ɛni/

  • 1

    Any thing(s) or person(s).

    • Any may apply.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。