anything也可指人

請看下面一道題：

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

A. anythingB. 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(yīng)選A。因為 anything but 是習(xí)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：(from www.網(wǎng)址未加載)

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 is anything but finished. 戰(zhàn)斗絕沒有結(jié)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。