a)used to mention the result of a quality that something or someone has 如此,這麽〔用於談到某個品質帶來的結果〕
It’s such a tiny kitchen that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.
這麽小的廚房我不用怎麽收拾就幹淨了。
He came to such a sudden stop that we almost hit him.
他突然停下來,我們差點撞上他。
b)formal used to say that something is so great, so bad etc that something else happens 如此程度
be such that/as to do something
The force of the explosion was such that windows were blown out.
巨大的爆炸力震得窗戶都碎了。
His manner was such as to offend nearly everyone he met.
他態度很惡劣,幾乎見誰得罪誰。
in such a way/manner that/as to do something
He lectured in such a way that many in the audience found him impossible to understand.
他這樣講課,聽衆中有許多人都覺得很難懂。
to such an extent/degree that
Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary.
她的病情惡化到了被認爲有必要輸血的地步。
5GOOD ENOUGHused to show that you think that something is not good enough or that there is not enough of it 〔用於表示你認爲某事不夠好或不夠多〕
such as it is/such as they are etc
We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories.
我們會仔細研究這每一個說法的證據,雖然這些證據都不怎麽樣。
such ... as formal 舉例來說呢?
Such food as they gave us was scarcely fit to eat.
他們給我們的那些食物簡直無法下咽。
6formalVARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS used to refer only to people or things of a particular group or kind 這一類的,這些
such ... as/who/that
Such individuals who take up this role often find life frustrating.
承擔這種角色的人常常覺得生活令人沮喪。
such of somebody/something as
Such of you as wish to leave may do so now.
你們想走的現在可以走了。
7there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/somethingEXISTused to say that a particular person or thing does not exist 沒有如某人/某物這樣的人/物等
There’s no such thing as magic.
魔法這類東西是不存在的。
Examples from the Corpus
there’s no such person/thing etc as somebody/something• He says there's no such thing as a citizensarrest.• Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a freelunch.• To the professionals who work with troubledcouples, however, there's no such thing as the wrongedspouse.
8not (...) as such
a)spokenIN FACT used to say that the word you are using to describe something is not exactly correct 並不是真正的…,並非名副其實的…
There isn’t a garden as such, just a little vegetable patch.
哪有什麽花園,只是一塊小小的菜地而已。
b)used to say that something does not include or is not related to all things or people of a particular type 〔用於表示並不包括全部某類人或物,或並非與全部某類人或物有關〕
We have nothing against men as such.
我們對這樣的男人並不反感。
9and suchspokenNAME OF A PERSONNAME OF A THING used to say that other people or things like the ones you have just mentioned are included 以及諸如此類的人[物]
It won’t be anything special – just a few cakes and sandwiches and such.
or some such• I had been talking about him to some one the day before, so perhaps it was priorsuggestionor some suchconcept.• You tell Cartier to send some one right away down the track looking for a ropeor some such, eh?• I'd thought there might be a bit of rope or some such in the vestry.• Men fall in love through the effects of hormones on braincells and vice versa, or some such physiological effect.• Tell him we're putting all the files in one place, or some suchshit.• Then she notices a lady-bug or some such small creature and can not help but become fascinated by it.• And with this data they then make an estimate of the currentcomputation on alliesor some such thing.• Apparently he has a great estatebeyond the SierraNevada - big haciendaor some such thing.
be such that/as to do something• Indeed, no country is truly independent if its economy is such as toconsign it at once to the Third World.• But I doubt that the netoutcome will be such as todrag the rest of the world out of its pit.