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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "as to be" in a particular sentence
The sentence:
But today, transformed by her white bridal gown and eager virginity, she was so radiant as to be almost beautiful.
--- (that girl wasn't normally regarded pretty, good-looking)
(The sentence is taken from the book The Godfather)
I focus on "as to be almost beautiful"...Isn't it something like "as if she were almost beautiful" in this sentence? Or does "as to" mean "regarding"?
Thank you very much.
But today, transformed by her white bridal gown and eager virginity, she was so radiant as to be almost beautiful.
--- (that girl wasn't normally regarded pretty, good-looking)
(The sentence is taken from the book The Godfather)
I focus on "as to be almost beautiful"...Isn't it something like "as if she were almost beautiful" in this sentence? Or does "as to" mean "regarding"?
Thank you very much.
Top answer
so radiant as to be almost beautifu l = so radiant that she is almost beautiful
- so radiant as to be almost beautifu l = so radiant that she is almost beautiful
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so radiant as to be almost beautiful = so radiant that she is almost beautiful
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What about
"[...]it requires so mathematical a genius as to be suitable only for a Newton or a Euclid"?
"[...]it requires so mathematical a genius as to be suitable only for a Newton or a Euclid"?
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Try to fit the same paraphrase into your new sentence. The intent is the same.
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It means 'that is' or means 'that sounds like it is'?
What is the part of speech?
What is the part of speech?
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'So...as' is a variation on the conjunction/adverb or coordinating conjunction 'as..as'.
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Mister Micawber'So...as' is a variation on the conjunction/adverb or coordinating conjunction 'as..as'.What do you mean?I see no so..as construction
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I don't think you looked very carefully.
...she was so radiant as to be almost beautiful.
...it requires so mathematical a genius as to be...
...she was so radiant as to be almost beautiful.
...it requires so mathematical a genius as to be...
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But it cannot be a so..as constr. , can it?
For example, we say
This dress is as beautiful as that dress (is)
Here the first 'as' is adv. and the second as is conj.
Such is
This dress is so beautiful as that dress (is) .
But
I have not seen a clause that begins 'to be', Have you?
For example, we say
This dress is as beautiful as that dress (is)
Here the first 'as' is adv. and the second as is conj.
Such is
This dress is so beautiful as that dress (is) .
But
I have not seen a clause that begins 'to be', Have you?
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soheil1I have not seen a clause that begins 'to be', Have you?That structure is common enough.
Some of the commitments seem so vague as to be meaningless.
I doubt anyone would be so foolish as to disarm entirely
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