much作为副词和much+名词用辨析

章振邦的新编高级英语语法679页：

书上说，以下much是副词，不同于much与名词的搭配。

I think you can find rich men and poor just as much in farming as in any other occupation

As much as anyone he was a man of his time.

It is as much your responsibility as mine.

1) 怎么样理解这里的much是副词，而不是much+名词结构呢？

2）麻烦老师指出主句中的比较项是什么？

3）麻烦老师补全as比较分句以便理解？ 谢谢！



A as much as B 或者 as much A as B. 为比较结构演变而来的准并列连词，连接二个相等的句子成分，意义等于A and B equally. 即A和B在数目上或程度上是相等的。既A，又B

此时much为副词，在句中作程度状语。没必要补全。必须要补全也是可以的，但过于繁琐。我补全如下，但不值得效仿，只不过为了叫你了解这个习语是如何来的。



I think you can find rich men and poor just as much in farming as in any other occupation.

much为程度副词修饰介词短语in farming。从句可补全的you can中的can为操作词替代，替代can find rich men and poor。从句的空位为其后介词短语的程度状语，这个程度状语不可补全，需要省略。

As much as anyone he was a man of his time.

= Hewas as much a man of his time as anyone was a man of ones time.

much 为副词作程度状语（注意限定词much不可以修饰可数名词），从句空位为程度状语的地方。

It is as much your responsibility as mine.

much为程度副词作状语，从句空位为不可补全的程度状语。