anything but還是anybody but

有這樣一道選擇題：

“It’s said that he is a wise leader.” “Oh, no, he is _____ but a wise leader.”

A. anything                        B. anyone

C. anybody                        D. anywhere

【陷阱】容易誤選B、C。因為句子主語指人，似乎只有 B、C 才與之一致。

【分析】其實，正確答案應選A。因為 anything but 是習語，意為“根本不是”或“一點也不”，不僅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：

I’ll do anything but that. 我絕不會干那種事。

The party was anything but a success. 晚會根本不成功。

Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩人。

Such a man wasanything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。