(1) 동등비교(원급비교)
∙My mother is as old as my father.
(나의 어머니는 나의 아버지만큼 나이가 드셨다.)
∙This desk is not as expensive as the table.
(이 책상은 그 탁자만큼 비싸지 않다.)
① as ~ as ...는 ‘...만큼 ~한(하게)’의 뜻으로 동등한 두 대상을 비교하는 구문이다.
② as 와 as 구문 사이에는 원급이 온다.
as tall as (○), as taller as (×)
③ not as~as 구문의 비교급 전환
This pen is not as expensive as that one.
= That pen is more expensive than this one.
= This pen is cheaper than that one.
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