■ of a

前面加 much, more, enough, something 等不定代词，后面接上名词，表示“在多大程度上是某事物”。

• It really hasn't been much of an issue in this region.这在本地区一直不是多大的问题。
• She seems to be something of a dancer.她有点像个舞蹈家。
• He is something of a musician.他多少算个音乐家。
• Does she seem to be anything of a dancer?她有点像个舞蹈家吗？
• John was enough of a fool to agree.约翰竟然同意了，真够傻瓜的。
• He was enough of a crack shot to fire three bullets in five seconds at a moving target from about 100 yards.他简直是个神枪手，能够远在大约一百码之外，用五秒钟向一个活动目标发射三颗子弹。
• She was more of a surprise.她更是出人意料之外的一个人物。

也可以进行比较。

• He is more of a writer than a scholar.他与其说是个学者，不如说是个作家。
• It was as much of a success as I had hoped.同我原先所希望的一样成功。
• He's too much of a coward to do that.他太胆子小，干不了那个。

如果后面的 a 改为 the，则表示“有点某人或某事物的风度或气质”。

• There was still something of the child in Martin, even at thirty-two.马丁虽然三十二岁了，但是还有一点孩子气。