关于Much的意思和用法的提问

A: The double meaning is because it is often used for politeness.

So it allows someone to admit they could be wrong about this...but are going to say it anyways. But if they are later proven to be wrong, then this means they can remind people that they did say they 'might have been mistaken'. So it allows them to save face for their public error, if they are corrected for it later on.

However, it also allows someone who is very certain they are correct about this...to sound humble instead of bragging, by saying that "they could be wrong" basically, even though they are certain they are not wrong at all. Making it sound more polite and accommodating to others, even if they think they already know everything about it. So "unless I am somehow completely wrong about this, this is what I know to be a fact and I am very confident I am right" type of thing.

And then there are situations that fall somewhere between these two extremes. On the one hand, there are people who are hesitant to share what they know, but feel reasonably confident enough to speak up...They know they might be wrong, but it is probably just self-doubts. So it is probably okay to say. So they start with "unless I'm mistaken/unless I'm much mistaken" etc in order to protect from future embarrassment if they turn out to be completely wrong.

But there are also people who doubt themselves a lot more than that, who really are not confident that they are right about this. But they use this phrase to pretend they are more confident, to imply that "it is very unlikely that I am wrong about this" when secretly they feel like they don't feel very confident at all. They use this to discourage people from questioning them too closely. A form of bluffing or bluster. Overcompensating, putting on airs, pretending at a level of confidence they do not truly feel.

So the phrase has a bit of a range between the two opposite meanings, because often both meanings are used even if one is subtext and the other is projected for appearances sake. So it's not quite as opposite meanings as it first sounds like. The two layers of meaning tend to show up together, even if one of them is meant to be more hidden from public view. Or even if people only privately wonder about how certain they actually are or not.

A: It means “not with” “mostly not with/relating to”

Pretty simple

A: If you ask “As much as I want?” and they reply “However much you want.” or “However much”. That means you decide on the amount.

A: It means that there’s nothing else to add or to mark the conclusion of something.

A: はるかに

A: How much more flour do we need for the cake?

How much more time do you need?

We need to do much more studying if we want to pass the class.

We don't need much more than that.

A: This is the best thing ever.

A: I don't have too much time now, let's meet on Sunday?
There are too many people in this bus, I cannot breathe!

A: Sorry, I don't have that much knowledge of English. That much I can admit.

A: I bought as much chocolate as I could find.

He drank as much coffee as she would make for him.

I'll have as much time as you need on Wednesday, but today I'm quite busy.

You can use it with any UNCOUNTABLE verb as you want, always meaning the largest possible amount of the thing, or that a listed number is the max.

You can buy as much as five gallons of milk.

A: For example, you can't count how much water you have. You wouldn't say "There's 2 water in this glass". You would need to measure it exactly and say something like "There's 500 ml of water in this glass."

A: Most = the large majority of

Most of the food was eaten. There was barely any left.

Much = many, several, a lot (but doesn't necessarily imply a majority)

Much of the food was eaten, but there is still quite a bit left over for tomorrow.

A: "very much" and "so much" mean basically the same thing: "a large amount". These phrases are generally positive.

"too much" means "more than is natural/expected/good". It's generally negative.

Ex:
I ate so much. (I ate a lot of food)
I ate too much. (I ate a lot of food and now I feel bad as a result)

A: “Yo comí demasiados tacos”=“I ate too many tacos”

“Too much” is for singular objects
“Too many” is for plural, more than one.

“There is too much water”
“There are too many glasses of water”

A: Let alone and much less are pretty much the same thing. They’re both slang phrases used for the same purpose. They can be interchanged, but much less is used more often.

A: So much better: better than something else or than it was before. It's a comparison.

Got better: improved (past)

Get better: to improve (infinitive)

A: いくらですか？ is the equivelent

A: Por lo que entiendo estas tratando de decir can't drink her tea its too much hot.
la forma natural es she cant drink her tea , it's too hot

A: how much?

A: i really like you, i like you a lot, i like you so much

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A: You're welcome! You're really kind as well. And really patient, keep up the good work!

A: yes they are pronounced the same! But we don’t say “not to much” (Does not make sense)

A: I don't like it that much either