Ask & Learn聞問切英語口語:Any more / Anymore

上星期三討論過 every day 和 everyday 的分別后，想起早前讀者 Michelle 也寄電郵問 can't agree any more 和 can't agree anymore 是否相同？

習慣上，any more 和 anymore 已經(jīng)通用，但嚴格來說，它們是有分別的。

如果把這兩個字寫成一個，anymore 的意思是 no longer，也就是不再，或者是到了頂點。放在上句，can't agree anymore 就是完全同意、毫無異議的意思。

把兩個字分開寫成 any more 的時候，more 變成是 many 或 much 的比較級（comparative degree），放在形容詞和副詞前面，可以強化該形容詞和副詞：

I used to have only a few friends, and now I have more.

If you think this watch is too cheap, I can show you a more expensive one.

Since the manager spoke to her last week, the secretary has been coming to the office more punctually.

在這種情況下， any more 其實是more 或 some more 的否定語。 例如：新年將至，商店里的紅包袋都派完了，店員只好對遲來的顧客說：

Sorry, we have given them all out. We do not have any more.

這里的 any more，絕對不能寫成 anymore。

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