any
det. 任何,任一; 不一般的
pron. 任何數量; 任一
adv. 一點兒也(不),絲毫; 根本(不)
You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
I never make any big decisions...
我從未作過任何重大決定。
I'm not making any promises...
我不會作任何保證。
You use any in questions and conditional clauses to ask whether there is some of a particular thing or some of a particular group of people, or to suggest that there might be.
Do you speak any foreign languages?...
你會說外語嗎?
Are there any ladies in the audience?...
觀眾當中有女士嗎?
You use any in positive statements when you are referring to someone or something of a particular kind that might exist, occur, or be involved in a situation, when their exact identity or nature is not important.
Any actor will tell you that it is easier to perform than to be themselves...
每一個演員都會告訴你演戲比做自己容易。
I'm prepared to take any advice...
我願意接受任何忠告。
You can also use any to emphasize a comparative adjective or adverb in a negative statement.
I can't see things getting any easier for graduates...
我沒看出畢業生的境遇有絲毫好轉。
Anne's not getting any younger.
安妮一點沒有變年輕。
If you say that someone or something is not just any person or thing, you mean that they are special in some way.
Finzer is not just any East Coast businessman...
芬澤不是個普通的東海岸生意人。
It's fashionable for young people to wear trainers, but not just any trainers.
年輕人穿旅遊鞋很時尚,但不是說所有的旅遊鞋都如此。
If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
I don't want to see her any more...
我不想再見到她。
We felt we had no home any more, no family, nothing...
我們覺得我們沒有了家,也沒有了家人,一無所有。
1. (in negative statements) either every little or very great but unspecified;
2. one or some or every or all without specification;
1. to any degree or extent;
any amount of
見 amount
any more (亦作 anymore)
再;還
any old
any time (亦作 anytime)
不論何時
any time (day 或 minute 等) now
(非正式)很快地
be not having any (of it)
(非正式)不願合作的,不肯配合的
hardly any
not just any ——
不是一般的…:
Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy.
電視讓觀眾可以即時經歷某一事件.
Do you apprehend any difficulty?
你擔心會有困難 嗎 ?
He was never any good.
他一向不行.
He refuses to join any community.
他不參加任何團體.
They have married for two years, but have not any family yet.
他們已經結婚兩年了, 但是還沒有子女.