喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture 'as' as laying two things side by side so they line up — A matched against B, point for point. From that one act of 'putting alongside to correspond' grow all its jobs: equal-to, in-the-role-of, in-the-same-way-as, at-the-same-time-as, and even because (when one thing lines up as the reason for another).

可以把 as 想成「把兩樣東西並排放、讓它們對上」的動作——A 緊貼著 B 比一比、對一對。從這個「並排對應」的核心…更多收起可以把 as 想成「把兩樣東西並排放、讓它們對上」的動作——A 緊貼著 B 比一比、對一對。從這個「並排對應」的核心畫面長出它所有的用法:一樣多、當作某角色、照同樣方式、在同一時間、甚至因為(當一件事正好對上成為另一件事的理由時)。

原始詞典資料35 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。

asadv詞源 1/əz/

  • 1

    To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

    • She regards her kids as (being) holy as saints.
    • You’re not as tall as I am, but you are definitely as happy as can be.
  • 2

    Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

  • 3

    datedformalFor example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

    • Likewise many other indulgences were by virtue hereof granted; as, to have a portatile altar, to receive the Sacrament privately; […]
    • First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

asconj詞源 1/əz/

  • 1

    In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

    • Do as I say!
    • I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
  • 2

    In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

    • She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
    • It's not so complicated as I expected.
  • 3

    In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

    • [...] that the Board of Regents had fallen into disrepute; that intelligent men inquired what the board was; he said that it was a quiet body, and kept out of the newspapers — and so quiet as to lead many to suppose tho board had ceased to exist.
    • It was a talent he had developed; he could actually be so quiet as to be practically invisible. In class, he was rarely called upon to answer any questions. In the crowded hallways, he could slip in and out without offending any of the local bullies ...
  • 4

    In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

    • (As) much as I respect your viewpoint, I can’t agree.
    • (As) bravely as they fought, they soon lost the battle.
  • 5

    At the time that; during the time when:

    • As I came in, she fled.
  • 6

    At the time that; during the time when:

    • He sleeps as the rain falls.
  • 7

    At the time that; during the time when:

    • As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
    • As she grew older, she grew wiser.
  • 8

    Being that, considering that, because, since.

    • As it’s too late, I quit.
    • (As) tired as he was, I decided not to disturb him.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    datedIntroducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.

    • And sodenly there cam a sounde from heven as it had bene the commynge off a myghty wynde […]
    • Oft haue I ſeene the haughty Cardinall, More like a Souldier then a man o' th' Church, As ſtout and proud as he were Lord of all […]
  • 10

    lawused before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.

    • The case is dismissed as between Jones and Smith.
    • The case is dismissed as against Smith.
  • 11

    Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)

    • You strike me as being a very fidgety type of person.
    • He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.
  • 12

    obsoleterareThan.

    • The king was not more forward to bestow favours on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors.
    • Darkness itself is no more opposite to light as their actions were diametricall to their words.

asprep詞源 1/əz/

  • 1

    Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.

    • You are not as tall as my sister.
    • They are big as houses.
  • 2

    In the role of.

    • What is your opinion as a parent?
    • As your big sis, I worry about your life too.
  • 3

    In the form of.

    • I bought you a new toy as a special treat.

asnoun詞源 2/ˈæs/

  • 1

    A libra, a Roman pound.

  • 2

    hobbieslifestylenumismaticsAny of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.

asadv詞源 4/ˈæz/

  • 1

    slangUsed to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely.

    • sweet as
    • It also appears in other positions in the sentence: his big as car could hardly fit. It's pretty scratched, and dented as.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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。