【问】 He is________to speak the truth.

A. too much of a coward B. too much a coward

C. so much a coward D. so much of a coward

书上给的答案是A。但是，too much of a coward是什么意思呢?

【答】 too much of a+单数名词+to-V的意思是：太……(以致于)不……。上道试题可汉译如下：他太懦弱，是不敢说出真情的。请注意，不定式具有否定含义。

That's too much of a bother to think about.

这事太麻烦，不要考虑了。

请对比：

He's enough of a coward to do that.

他是个十足的懦夫，会那么干的。

与此相似的结构还有：more of a... than，as much of a... as：

1. He's more of a fool than I thought.

他比我想象的还要愚蠢。

2. He's as much of a fool as I thought(he was).

他就象我想象的那么愚蠢。

3. It was less of a success than I imagined(it would be).

它并不象我想象得那么成功。