问
He is ____ to speak the truth. A. too much of a coward B. too much a coward C. so much a coward D. so much of a coward
书上给的答案是 A。但是, too much of a coward 是什么意思呢?
答
too much of a + 单数名词 + to-v 的意思是: 太……(以致于)不……。上道试题可汉译如下: 他太懦弱, 是不敢说出真情的。请注意, 不定式具有否定含义。
That's too much of a bother to think about. 这事太麻烦,不要考虑了。
请对比：
He's enough of a coward to do that. 他是个十足的懦夫，会那么干的。
与此相似的结构还有: more of a... than, as much of a... as:
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He's more of a fool than I thought. 他比我想象的还要愚蠢。
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He's as much of a fool as I thought (he was). 他就像我想象的那么愚蠢。
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It was less of a success than I imagined(it would be). 它并不像我想象得那么成功。
练习
He was ____ to tell the truth even to his closest friend.