Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语:Any more / Anymore

上星期三讨论过 every day 和 everyday 的分别后，想起早前读者 Michelle 也寄电邮问 can't agree any more 和 can't agree anymore 是否相同？

习惯上，any more 和 anymore 已经通用，但严格来说，它们是有分别的。

如果把这两个字写成一个，anymore 的意思是 no longer，也就是不再，或者是到了顶点。放在上句，can't agree anymore 就是完全同意、毫无异议的意思。

把两个字分开写成 any more 的时候，more 变成是 many 或 much 的比较级（comparative degree），放在形容词和副词前面，可以强化该形容词和副词：

I used to have only a few friends, and now I have more.

If you think this watch is too cheap, I can show you a more expensive one.

Since the manager spoke to her last week, the secretary has been coming to the office more punctually.

在这种情况下， any more 其实是more 或 some more 的否定语。 例如：新年将至，商店里的红包袋都派完了，店员只好对迟来的顾客说：

Sorry, we have given them all out. We do not have any more.

这里的 any more，绝对不能写成 anymore。

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