핵심 명제
as + 형용사/부사 + as = 원급 (같은 정도). 부정은 not as ... as 또는 not so ... as.
품사 그대로 (원급) 가 들어가는 게 핵심.
설명
기본 형태 — as + 원급 + as
as + 형용사/부사 (원급) + as = ~만큼 ~한.
✓ Tom is as tall as Jerry. (탐은 제리만큼 키가 크다)
✓ She runs as fast as he does. (그녀는 그만큼 빨리 달린다)
✓ This box is as heavy as that one.
원급 = 형용사·부사의 변화 X 형태 (tall, fast, beautiful, quickly).
부정 — not as ... as 또는 not so ... as
✓ He is not as tall as I (am). (= 그는 나만큼 크지 않다)
✓ She is not so smart as her sister. (= 그녀는 언니만큼 똑똑하지 않다)
not as ... as 가 더 흔함. not so ... as 는 약간 격식.
배수 표현 — 두 배 / 세 배 ... + as ... as
twice / three times / half / one-third + as ... as
✓ He is twice as old as me. (그는 나보다 두 배 나이가 많다)
✓ This bag is three times as expensive as that one.
✓ It cost half as much.
배수가 as ... as 앞에 옴. 이 패턴 시험 단골.
as 뒤의 비교 대상 — 주격 vs 목적격
격식 = 주격, 구어 = 목적격.
격식: He is as tall as I (am).
구어: He is as tall as me.
영어 시험에선 보통 둘 다 인정.
as + 원급 + a + 명사 + as — 명사도 비교
✓ He is as good a singer as his father. (그는 자기 아버지만큼 좋은 가수다)
✓ This is as interesting a book as that one.
어순 주의: as + 형용사 + a/an + 명사.
the same ~ as — 같은 ~
the same + 명사 + as = 같은 ~.
✓ I have the same bag as you.
✓ She gave me the same answer as before.
자주 시험에 나오는 관용
| 표현 | 의미 |
|---|---|
| as ~ as possible | 가능한 한 ~ |
| as ~ as I can | 내가 할 수 있는 한 ~ |
| as soon as | ~하자마자 |
| as long as | ~하는 한 |
| as far as | ~하는 한 (범위) |
| not so much A as B | A 라기보다는 B |
✓ Run as fast as possible. (= as fast as you can)
✓ As long as you study, you will succeed. (~하는 한)
✓ He is not so much a teacher as a friend. (선생님이라기보다는 친구)
대표 문장 (외우기)
He is as tall as me, but he runs twice as fast as I do.
그는 나만큼 키가 크다. 그러나 그는 나보다 두 배 빨리 달린다.
as tall as me (원급) + twice as fast as I do (배수). 두 핵심 패턴.