not somuch as 属于一个一群,相当于一个副词的用法,意思是“连...都不肯”、“甚至不”、“甚至于没有”。
not somuch ... as 属于两个意群,意思是“与其说...倒不如”。
not so much as... "甚至不..."或"甚至…都没有"
注意:not有时可以换用without。
He doesn't so much as invite his best friends.
他甚至连他最好的朋友都没邀请。
Not so much as a damp spot.
甚至连一个湿点都没有。
not so much...as... 与其说是…不如说是…
not so much...as... 是一个常用的并列连词,其含义相当于rather than,意为"与其说是……倒不如说是……"。和其它连接词一样,它可以连接词与词,短语与短语以及句子与句子。
They weren't so much islands as sandbars.
与其说那是些岛屿,还不如说都是些沙洲。
It wasn't so much the clothes as the man himself who impressed immediately.
立即给人以深刻印象的与其说是衣服,还不如说是这个人本身。