英文結構上的問題as..as

Question

Language,as complex as they are,demand a level of humility
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大家好 對於這句的結構我有問題

, , 間的應該是同位格 同位格應該由N來代表
可是怎麼出現比較級??
而且as如果是副詞..為什麼後會會接they are
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Answer 1

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首先把原句的主詞稍加修改:

Languages, as complex as they are, demand a level of humility.
面對像"語言"這麼複雜的東西, 要抱持一定程度的謙遜.

原因是後面用[they], 而且動詞用[demand], 均說明主詞應該是複數.

兩個逗號之間的部分, 是一個插入說明句, 也可以說是一個"非限定用法的形容詞子句", 但不是同位語:
Languages, which are as complex as they are, demand a level of humility.
Languages, (being) as complex as they are, demand a level of humility.
[being]多半是省略的, 就成為題目的句子.

第一個[as]是副詞: [如此地...], 修飾形容詞[complex]
第二個[as]是連接詞: 引導一個副詞子句, 修飾前半句[which are as complex].