As

詞源：Ultimately, as is the same word as also. “in just this way”.（基本含義：也）

詞性與詞義：

prep. 像……⼀樣；如同；作為；當作

adv. 像……⼀樣；如同

conj. 當……時；隨著；照……⽅式；因為；由於；像……⼀樣；如同；雖然；盡管

as含義梳理：

（1）as作介詞：

a. 像……⼀樣；如同（也……）

例1：They were all dressed as clowns.（他們都打扮成瞭⼩醜的樣⼦。）

例2：The bomb was disguised as a package.（炸彈偽裝成瞭⼀個包裹。）

例3：Let’s unite as one.（讓我們萬眾⼀⼼。讓我們團結得就像⼀個⼈⼀樣。）

b. 作為；當作（也……，和……⼀樣）

例1：She works as a teaching assistant.（她的職業是助教。她作為⼀名助教⼯作。）

例2：I treat you as a friend.（我把你當作朋友。）

例3：The news came as a shock.（消息傳來，令⼈震驚。消息以駭⼈聽聞的⽅式呈現。）

（2）as作副詞：

像……⼀樣；如同

例1：You're as tall as your father.（你和你⽗親⼀樣⾼。）

例2：She doesn't play as well as her sister.（她演奏得不如她姐姐。）

例3：As always, he said little.（他和平時⼀樣，少⾔寡語。）

（3）as作連詞：

a. 當……時；隨著（也……，時間⼀致）

例1：I saw him as I was coming into the building.（當我進樓時看到瞭他。）

例2：He gets more attractive as he gets older.（隨著年齡的增⻓，他變得愈發有魅⼒。）

b. 照……⽅式（也……，⽅式⼀致）

例1：They did as I had asked.（他們是按照我的要求做的。）

例2：Leave the papers as they are.（別去動那些⽂件。讓那些⽂件和之前的樣⼦⼀致。）

c. 因為；由於（也……，做法和原因⼀致）

例1：As you were out, I left a message.（因為你不在，所以我留瞭⼀張字條⼉。）

例2：As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel.（因為天⾊已晚，我決定找傢旅館投

宿。）

d. 像……⼀樣；如同（也）

例1：He got divorced, (just) as his parents had done years before.【他離婚瞭，（完全）重蹈瞭多

年前他⽗⺟婚姻破裂的覆轍。】

例2：As you know, learning English is very important.（正如你知道的，學英語很重要。）

e. 雖然；盡管（也……，兩件事⼀起發⽣）

例1：Angry as he was, he couldn't help smiling.（盡管他很⽣⽓，可還是忍不住笑瞭。）

例2：Try as he might (= however hard he tried), he couldn't open the door.（盡管他想盡瞭辦法，

也沒能打開⻔。）

（4）as常⻅搭配：

a. as if 好像；仿佛（也……，就像某種假設⼀樣，虛擬語⽓）

例：He behaved as if nothing had happened.（他表現得仿佛若⽆其事。）

b. as for/to ⾄於；對於（也……，⼀件事情⾥的兩種關聯）

例1：They have to be there by themselves. As for/to you, I don't think you have to go in person.

（他們必須本⼈去。⾄於你嘛，就不⽤親⾃去瞭。）

例2：As for/to tax, that will be deducted from your salary.（⾄於稅款，將從你薪⽔中扣除。）

例3：Nobody could decide (as for/to) what to do.（誰也不能決定該做什麼。⾄於該⼲什麼，沒⼈

可以左右。）

c. as it is 照現狀（來看的話）（作為）

例：I can't help—I've got too much to do as it is (= already).（我幫不瞭忙—看現在的狀況，我已經

有太多的⼯作瞭。）