he is anything but…還是he is anybody but…
anything 可用于指人嗎?我們該說he is anything but…還是he is anybody but…?請看下面的題：
“Is he a man with good manners?” “No, he is _________ but polite.”
A. anything B. anyone C. anybody D. anywhere
【分析】此題容易誤選B或C，因?yàn)榫渥又髡Z指人，只有B、C才與之一致。其實(shí)，正確答案應(yīng)選A。因?yàn)?anything but 是習(xí)語，意為“根本不是”或“一點(diǎn)也不”，不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：
That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座橋一點(diǎn)也不安全。
My income is anything but large. 我的收入絕對不算多。
The fight isanything but finished. 戰(zhàn)斗絕沒有結(jié)束。
Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩人。
Such a man was anything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。
