body | one | thing | |
Some | somebody (某人) | someone (某人) | something (某事) |
Any | anybody (任何人) | anyone (任何人) | anything(任何事物) |
No | nobody (沒有人) | no one(沒有人) | nothing(沒有東西) |
every | everybody(每人) | everyone(每人) | everything(每樣東西) |
複合不定代名詞用法
上述複合不定代名詞均為第三人稱單數。
Everything in the restaurant is very delicious.
修飾 Something、 anybody等的形容詞要做「後位」修飾。
形容詞須放在複合代名詞的後面,如 nothing new 、something wrong、something scary、something else 等。
I have something special for you. 我有特別的東西要給你。
Nobody else knows the news. 沒有人其他人知道這則新聞。
There is nothing wrong with my smartphone. 我的智慧型手機沒有問題。
Is there anything new today? (今天有什麼新東西嗎? )
不定詞(to+原形動詞)須放在後面。
I have nothing to tell you.(我對你無可奉告。)
some- 用於肯定句,any-用於否定句或疑問句。
Do you feel anything strange? 你有感到任何奇怪的事嗎?
not any-=no-,是全部否定。not every-則為部分否定(並非每一)
1. He didn’t say anything all morning. =He said nothing all morning.
(整個早上,他什麼也沒說)
2. Not everyone likes to go jogging in the morning.
(不是每一個人都喜歡晨跑。)
nothing but 只不過是…;只有
There is nothing but water in the glass. ( 玻璃杯裡只有水)
其他用法
1. Is he anybody? (他是重要人物嗎?)
2. Although he is nobody now, he will be somebody pretty soon.
(雖然他現在名不見經傳,但他很快就會有身分地位。)