英语语法讲解：副词even的几点用法

1. 表示“甚至”，通常应放在被修饰词语之前，否则会引起含义的变化。比较：

Even now he doesn’t believe me. 甚至到现在他还不相信我。(其他时候就不用说了)

Now even he doesn’t believe me. 现在连他都不相信我了。(其他人就更不会相信我了)

Now he doesn’t even believe me. 现在他甚至不相信我了。(其他方面的事就更不可能了)

Now he doesn’t believe even me. 现在他甚至连我都不相信了。(其他人就更不会相信了)

2. 用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级，表示“比(已经……的)更加……”。如：

Your cooking is even worse than Harry’s. 你的烹饪技术甚至比哈里还差。

Sally drives fast, but Olive drives even faster. 萨莉开车开得很快，奥利夫开得更快。

You seem even more stupid than usual today. 你今天好像比平时更加笨了。

3. even 是副词，不是连词，所以不要误用它引导从句。如：

就算你看见是他拾起的钱，你也不能肯定钱就是他偷的。

误：Even you saw him pick up the money, you can’t be sure he stole it.

正：Even if you saw him pick up the money, you can’t be sure he stole it.

另外，它也不能用介词，将它误用作介词也是初学者常犯的错误。如：

我即便听了他的解释，仍然不明白。

误：Even listening to his explanation I’m none the wiser.

正：Even after listening to his explanation I’m none the wiser