果味酸柯林斯词典

anything

A 开头单词四级词汇专八核心词托福词汇高考词汇词源字典

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈen.i.θɪŋ]
  • 美式音标 [ˈɛniˌθɪŋ]
  • 国际音标 ['eniθiŋ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • pron. 任何东西，任何事物；随便哪个东西；重要东西；某事物（用于疑问句和条件分句中）
  • adv. 根本，究竟（表否定）

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的nig inga，意为有些，稍微。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    any：任何的；所有的；丝毫。
  • adv性质的同根词
    any：稍微；少许。
    anywhere：在任何地方；无论何处。
    anyplace：任何地方。
  • n性质的同根词
    anywhere：任何地方。
  • pron性质的同根词
    any：任何；任何一个；若干。

用法辨析

    pron. (代词)

  • anything是指用以叙述可能存在或可能发生的一项事物或事件或用以叙述某一特定类别中的各项事物或事件; 主要用于疑问句、否定句或条件从句中代替something,意为“任何东西,任何事情绝对不”。
  • anything也可用于肯定句,表示“无论什么东西,随便什么事情”。
  • anything用作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式，其代词也用单数（it）。
  • anything不能置于否定词前。
  • anything后可接介词about或of。
  • 形容词或else等修饰anything等复合不定代词时只能后置,不能前置。

    • n. (名词)

  • anything用作“具有重要性的人或事物；严重事情”解时通常用于否定句、疑问句和条件句中。

    • adv. (副词)

  • anything不用于比较等级。
  • anything不可以分开写成any thing；
  • 同any相似，通常不习惯把anything用在主语里而在谓语里用否定词。Anything does not disturb me.（错误用法） Nothing disturbs me.（正确用法）

英汉例句

    用作代词 (pron.)

  • Can I do anything for you?
    我能帮你什么忙吗?

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • “What's that strange noise?”“Don't worry;it isn't anything.”
    “那种奇怪的声音是什么？”“别担心，没有什么大事。”

    • 用作副词 (adv.)

  • It is hoped that the remaining books are anything up to the standard of those already published.
    但愿余下的书都能达到业已出版的水平。

词组短语

    短语

  • as anything 象什么似的；非常
  • Absolutely Anything 超能玩很大;魔法教师;不惜一切代价;魔法老师
  • anything pron 任何事;任何东西;常用于否定句或疑问句;物某事
  • Anything new 近来如何;任何新的东西;任何新;有空位吗
  • anything interesting 有趣的事;什么有趣的东西;什么有趣的;任何有趣

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (SOMETHING) used in questions and negatives to mean "something"
  • (ANY OBJECT/SITUATION) any event, act, object, or situation

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
  • You use anything in questions and conditional clauses to ask or talk about whether something is present or happening.
  • You can use anything before words that indicate the kind of thing you are talking about.
  • You use anything to emphasize a possible thing, event, or situation, when you are saying that it could be any one of a very large number of things.
  • You use anything in expressions such as anything near, anything close to and anything like to emphasize a statement that you are making.
  • When you do not want to be exact, you use anything to talk about a particular range of things or quantities.
  • You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
  • You can say that you would not do something for anything to emphasize that you definitely would not want to do or be a particular thing. /
  • You use if anything, especially after a negative statement, to introduce a statement that adds to what you have just said.
  • You can add or anything to the end of a clause or sentence in order to refer vaguely to other things that are or may be similar to what you just mentioned.