not so much...as... 與其說是……倒不如說是……
表“與其說是A倒不如說是B”，共有四種用法：
not so much A as B
more B than A
B rather than A
less A than B
（1）not so adj/adv. .as adj./adv.
（2）not so much N as N
（3）not so much介詞短語/不定式短語as介詞短語/不定式短語
（4）not so much動詞as動詞
由於形容詞或副詞不能以much修飾，故不可用not so much+adj./adv.+as,而要用not so+adj./adv.+as的結構。
She is not so beautiful as charming.
= She is charming rather than beautiful.
=She is not beautiful so much as charming.
=She is more charming than beautiful.
=She is less beautiful than charming.
（與其說她漂亮，不如說她迷人。）
2. not so much N as N
He is not so much a teacher as a scholar.
= He is more a scholar than a teacher.
= He is a scholar rather than a teacher.
= He is less a teacher than a scholar.
（與其說他是個教師，不如說他是個學者。）
3.not so much+介詞短語/不定式短語+as+介詞短語/不定式短語
例：Success lies not so much in luck as in hard work.
= Success lies in hard work rather than (in) luck.
（與其說成功在於運氣不如說在於辛勤努力。）
Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation.
（我們的成功與其歸功於你的幫忙，不如說是我們的合作。）
The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning.
= The great use of a school education is to teach you the art of learning rather than to teach you things.
（學校教育的最大用處，與其說是教你東西，不如說是教你學習的方法。）
4.not so much+動詞+as+動詞
I don't so much dislike him as feel sorry for him.
與其說我不喜歡他，倒不如說我可憐他.
not so much as...甚至都不
＝ not even...
本片語使用時，要置於助動詞之後，即
cannot so much as +原形動詞 甚至……都不能
do not so much as +原形動詞 甚至……都不
have not so much as +過去分詞 甚至……都沒有
例：He cannot so much as walk by himself.
= He cannot even walk by himself.
（他甚至連自己走路都不會。）
He did not so much as thank me.
= He did not even thank me.
（他甚至都沒謝我。）
He has not so much as written a single word yet.
= He has not even written a single word yet.
（他甚至連半個字都還沒寫。）
without so much as + v-ing
=without even + v-ing
例：He went away without so much as saying good-bye.
= He went away without even saying good-bye.
(他走了，連“再見”都沒說。)
can't but VR /have no choice but to VR 無法選擇，不得不的用法
No matter what/how/which/who/where/when
lead to / result in / bring about / cause /give rise to/ contribute to/ conduce to 用法
other than/besides/except/except for/aside from/apart from文法使用方式
雙重否定句 not,never,no without/butVR
assist/consist/resist/persist/insist/Persevere 用法
lest/for fear of /for fear that /in case of /in case/ in the case of 文法
There is no denying that or what how when 名詞子句
not to mention/not much of a 使用方法
nothing but/ anything but/ everything but 用法
As soon as /Once/ On+ v-ing/ Hardly when 一~就~文法
表雖然although /Much as/ Despite /In spite of 句型
as such/ as with/ as for /as of/as to
rise arise raise arouse 使用方式 notes
英文worth worthy worthwhile用法 notes
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