形容词的原级比较常用于”as…as”及”not as(so)…as”,”数词+times+as+形容词原级+as”等。
“as…as”结构:
- 主句主语与as-分句主语不同,比较项目相同,此时as-分句有所省略。例如:
- Jack is as clever as Tom.(杰克和汤姆一样聪明。)
- The pizza is as hot as a freshly baked pie.(这个披萨和刚出炉的派一样热。)
- 主句主语与as-分句主语相同,但比较项目不同,此时as-分句不可用省略句。例如:
- The girl is as brilliant as she is beautiful.(这个女孩既聪明又美丽。)
- 主句主语与as-分句主语不同,比较项目也不同,此时as-分句不可用省略句。例如:
- Her uncle was as base and unworthy as her father had been upright and honorable.(她的叔叔卑鄙无耻,而她的父亲正直,受人尊重。)
- 基本模式的否定形式:
- Jack is not as clever as Tom(杰克不如汤姆聪明).
“as…as”结构的变体:
- as many/much+名词+as-分句:
- She has eaten as many apples as her sister.(她吃的苹果和她姐姐一样多。)
- He took as much water as he needed.(他需要多少水就取多少水。)
- as+形容词原级+名词词组+as-分句:
- Lucy is as clever a girl as her sister.(露西和她姐姐一样聪明。)
- 变体模式的否定形式:
- He didn’t take as much water as he needed.(他没有喝足够多的水。)
“倍数+as+形容词原级+as”结构:
- This bridge is three times as long as that one.(这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。)
- His room is twice as big as mine; in other words, mine is only half as big as his.(他的房间是我的两倍大;换句话说,我的只有他的一半大。)