as well as的涵義是“還有”、“不但…而且…”.值得注意的是,在A as well as B的結(jié)構(gòu)里,語意的重點在 A,不在 B.因此,“He can speak Spanish as well as English．”的譯文應(yīng)該是：“他不但會說英語,而且會講西班牙語”,決不能譯作：“他不但會說西班牙語,而且會講英語”.如果這樣翻譯,就是本末倒置了.as well as和 not only… but also…同義,但前者的語意重點和后者的語意重點恰好顛倒.
如果 as well as用作連詞引出比較從句,其義為“和…一樣好”.因此,“He speaks Spanish as well as English．”應(yīng)譯作：“他說西班牙語像說英語一樣好”.語意的重點依舊在前部,不在后半部.
請注意 as well as以下的用法：
She called on you as well as I．
不但我來看你,她也拜訪了你.
She called on you as well as me．
她不但拜訪了我,也拜訪了你.
在下列句中,as well as表示“像…一樣”的涵義：
She as well as you is an English teacher．
她像你一樣也是英文教師.
這里的謂語動詞用is,不用are,因為句中的主語是she,不是she和you.
As well是副詞短語,其義為“也”,相當(dāng)于too,它一般放在句末,有時和連詞and或but搭配使用.例：
He is a worker,and a poet as well．
他是工人,但也是詩人.
China possesses enormous quantities of coal and is rich in other minerals as well．
中國擁有大量煤炭,其他的礦藏也很豐富.
Mr．Liu can speak English,but he can speak Cantonese as well．
劉先生會說英語,但他也能講廣東話.
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as good as用于字面義,表示“與……一樣好”,可視為as…as結(jié)構(gòu)與good的自然搭配；若用作習(xí)語,則表示“幾乎”“無異于”“實際上”.如：
A：Is he as good as her at chess?他下棋也像她下得一樣好嗎?
B：There’s no comparison.根本不能比.
He as good as said I'm a liar.他無異于說我撒謊.
The matter is as good as settled.這事等于解決了.
另外,還有以下習(xí)慣搭配,其翻譯不能隨便從字面來理
(as) good as a play 非常有趣
(as) good as gold 表現(xiàn)很好的
(as) good as new 完好如新
as good as one’s word 守信
as good as pie 很好的,可愛的,討人喜歡.