he is anything but…還是he is anybody but…　　

anything 可用于指人嗎？我們該說he is anything but…還是he is anybody but…？請看下面的題：　　

“Is he a man with good manners?” “No, he is _________ but polite.”　　

A. anything                        B. anyone                        C. anybody                        D. anywhere　　

【分析】此題容易誤選B或C，因為句子主語指人，只有B、C才與之一致。其實，正確答案應選A。因為 anything but 是習語，意為“根本不是”或“一點也不”，不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：　　

That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座橋一點也不安全。　　

My income is anything but large.  我的收入絕對不算多。　　

The fight isanything but finished. 戰斗絕沒有結束。　　

Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩人。　　

Such a man was anything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。