1. 表示“某人”,常用于否定句、 疑问句及条件句 ,用以代替someone, somebody (常译为:什么人、谁);表示“任何人”,可用于肯定句 (也可用于其它句型)。如: Did anybody hear of such a thing? 有谁听说过这样的事吗?
Don’t owe anybody a penny. 不要欠任何人一分钱。
I can do it if anybody can. 如果有谁能干这事,我也能。
Anyone can cook;it’s easy. 做饭谁都会,这很容易。
2. 用作主语,谓语动词用单数;若需用代词代替,可用单数 he, him, his (正式)或复数they, them, their (非正式)均可。如: If anybody[anyone] comes, ask him [them] to wait. 要是有人来,让他等着。
3. 用于否定句时,要放在否定词之前,而不能放在否定词之后。如: 正:Nobody [No one] can do it. 这事谁也干不了。
误:Anybody [Anyone] cannot do it.
4. 受形容词修饰时,形容词应置于其后。如: Have you seen anyone[anybody] famous? 你见过名人吗?
5. 请看两个句子: (1) Jim’s taller than anybody [anyone] else in his family.
(2) Jim’s taller than anybody [anyone] in my family.
第一句在 anyone, anybody 之后用了else, 是因为 Jim 是 hisfamily中的一员;第二句没用 else, 是因为 Jim 不是 my family 中的一员。
6. 只能指人,不能指物;且其后一般不接 of 短语。若是指物或后接of短语,可用any one (分开写)。如: any one of the boys (books)孩子们 (书)当中的任何一个 (本)
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