Q:He is as wrong as wrong can be. 這句是什麼意思?

A:這句的意思是「他大錯特錯;他錯得很離譜」。這是一種比較特殊的句型,乍看之下,有人可能會認為句子寫錯了。此種句型的結構為:「主詞 + BE 動詞 + as + 形容詞 + as + 形容詞 + can be」,它係藉著重複同一個形容詞來強調該形容詞,意為「極為…」、「不亞於…」、「再…不過了」。例如:

  • She is as wise as wise can be. (她極為聰明;她再聰明不過了)
  • He is as handsome as handsome can be. (他英俊極了)
  • He may not be so clever as Peter, but he is as industrious as industrious can be. (他也許不如彼得聰明,但卻用功極了)

“can be” 亦可用 “may be” 來代替,而過去式則用 “might be”。例如:

  • I was as hungry as hungry might be. (我餓極了)
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2 Comments

  1. can we say he is just as smart as “one” can be?

  2. 可以,但意思變成了「與…一樣聰明」。

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