be any good at (doing) sth 的意思是不善于做某事,主要用于否定式和疑问句。如:
Are you any good at tennis? 你网球打得好不好?
I was never any good at maths. 我数学向来就不好。
He wasn’t any good at basketball. 他对打篮球一点儿都不在行。
Are you any good at playing the piano? 你擅长弹钢琴吗?
请问这类句子中的 good 是什么词性?是名词还是形容词?
1.《朗文当代英语词典》认为这样用的 good 是名词,该词典在其名词用法下用黑体字给出了以下固定搭配:no good / not much good / not any good。
2.《柯林斯高级英语学习词典》也认为这样用的 good 是名词,该词典在第11条的名词用法下给出的解释是:If someone or something is no good or is not any good, they are not satisfactory or are of a low standard. 相应的例句是:
I was never any good at maths. 我数学向来就不好。
3. 但是《朗文英语语法》则认为这样用的 good 是形容词,该书在第5.12.3节指出:……any 和 no 作副词用时,可与某些原级形容词搭配使用,例如:good (any good) 和different (any different)。该书所给例句为:
Is that book any good?—It’s no good at all. 那本书好吗? —— 一点也不好。
4.《牛津高阶英语词典》也认为这样用的 good 是形容词,该词典在 any 词条的副词用法下面有这样的解释:(adverb) used to emphasize an adjective or adverb in negative sentences or questions, meaning “at all”. 该书所给相关例句为:
He wasn't any good at French.
5. 最新修订版的《朗文英语正误词典》也间接认为这样用的 good 是形容词,该词典在 good 词条有如下正误句子:
误:My sister is very good in squash.
正:My sister is very good at squash.
误:I’m not very good in writing essays.
正:I’m not very good at writing essays.
该书在这些正误句子后给出了如下说明:
be good at (doing) sth:
He’s good at all science subjects.
Are you any good at chess?
很显然,该书认为否定句和疑问句中的 be any good at 中的 good 与 be good at 中的 good 性质是一样的(均为形容词)。