494　not so much as 和not so much…as

① not so much as意为“甚至……都没有，甚至……不”，相当于 without even。

He cannot so much as write his own name. 他甚至连自己的名字都不会写。（=He cannot even write his own name.）

She went away not so much as saying good-bye. 她甚至不辞而别。

She went straight ahead not so much as looking back. 她径直向前走，甚至连头也没有回一下。

② not so much…as意为“与其说是……不如说是”，相当于 rather than。

He is not so much a scholar as an artist. 与其说他是个学者，不如说他是个艺术家。

I like his brother not so much because he is clever as because he is honest. 我喜欢他的兄弟，与其说是由于他聪明，不如说是由于他诚实。

His success in writing is not so much by inspiration as by diligence. 他在写作方面的成功，与其说是靠灵感，毋宁说是靠勤奋。

③ not so much…as还可表示“少于，没有像……一样多”。

He has not so much money as you. 他不像你那么有钱。

I am not so much fond of jazz as my classmates think. 我不像我的同学想象的那样喜欢爵士乐。