as...as为什么被译成最高级意味

在 Swan 的《英语用法指南》p25 有一句：

It was as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. 译文为：这是我度过的最愉快的一天。

我的疑问：按语法规定，as...as 应译为“和........一样”，这里为什么按最高级翻译？

I have ever 之类的一般与最高级用在一块，这里为何与 as...as 一块用。请专家指导，谢谢！

▲为便于理解：可以在第二个 as 后补上 any 或是 any day。即：

It was as pleasant a day as any (day) I have ever spent. 这是我度过的最愉快的一天。

▲类似例句：

You’ve worked as hard as any people I’ve ever seen. 你是我曾看到的人中工作最努力的一个。

The speech was as poetically written as any he’d ever heard. 这一演讲的文字表现力之丰富可与他听过的任何一篇相比肩。

These mangoes, bananas, pineapples, pears, and grapes are as delicious as any I have ever eaten. 这些是我吃过的最美味的芒果、香蕉、菠萝、梨和葡萄。

▲你的句子：It was as pleasant a day as any (day) I have ever spent. 的字面意思是：这一天的愉快程度可以跟我所度过的任何一天相比美。也就是说：这是我度过的最愉快的一天。

▲补充分析：下面两句意思相同，但结构不同：

It was as pleasant a day as I have ever spent. 其中的 as I have ever spent 是定语从句，修饰先行词 a day。

It was as pleasant a day as any (day) I have ever spent. 其中的 I have ever spent 是定语从句，修饰先行词 any day。

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擅长：英语考试 | 采纳率 80% | 回答于 2014-03-27 16:31

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