much作為副詞和much+名詞用辨析

章振邦的新編高級英語語法679頁：

書上說，以下much是副詞，不同于much與名詞的搭配。

I think you can find rich men and poor just as much in farming as in any other occupation

As much as anyone he was a man of his time.

It is as much your responsibility as mine.

1) 怎么樣理解這里的much是副詞，而不是much+名詞結構呢？

2）麻煩老師指出主句中的比較項是什么？

3）麻煩老師補全as比較分句以便理解？ 謝謝！



A as much as B 或者 as much A as B. 為比較結構演變而來的準并列連詞，連接二個相等的句子成分，意義等于A and B equally. 即A和B在數目上或程度上是相等的。既A，又B

此時much為副詞，在句中作程度狀語。沒必要補全。必須要補全也是可以的，但過于繁瑣。我補全如下，但不值得效仿，只不過為了叫你了解這個習語是如何來的。



I think you can find rich men and poor just as much in farming as in any other occupation.

much為程度副詞修飾介詞短語in farming。從句可補全的you can中的can為操作詞替代，替代can find rich men and poor。從句的空位為其后介詞短語的程度狀語，這個程度狀語不可補全，需要省略。

As much as anyone he was a man of his time.

= Hewas as much a man of his time as anyone was a man of ones time.

much 為副詞作程度狀語（注意限定詞much不可以修飾可數名詞），從句空位為程度狀語的地方。

It is as much your responsibility as mine.

much為程度副詞作狀語，從句空位為不可補全的程度狀語。