At all 的用法

At all 是個副詞片語,意為「根本,到底,無論如何,絲毫,一點兒」,係用於否定句和疑問句 (不可用於肯定句),表示強調。例如:

  • Our manager never laughed at all. (我們經理從來不笑)
  • It is not so much how much he leaked out the plans of the pay cuts; the question is whether he leaks at all. (他洩漏多少減薪的計畫無關緊要;問題在於他到底有沒有洩漏)
  • He hasn’t been at all well recently. (最近他的健康非常差)
  • He’ll propose tomorrow if he proposes to Mary at all. (如果他真的要向瑪麗求婚的話,那麼他一定會在明天採取行動)
  • Is there any possibility at all of snow tonight? (今晚真的有可能下雪嗎?)
  • Is there any uncertainty at all about the way she committed suicide? (對於她自殺的方式,有沒有任何疑點呢?)

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