摘要：老师在讲解时，一般都把这个地方略过，也很少有论述这个短语结构的文章。
在外研版必修五模块1，有这样一个句子:
It doesn’t make much of a difference.
那没有什么很大的差别)。
老师在讲解时，一般都把这个地方略过，也很少有论述这个短语结构的文章。
“much of a+单数名词”是英语比较特殊的一种表达方式，在阅读中时常会见到。该词组多见于否定含义的句子，之前经常加too修饰。此外，这个可数名词一般理解为其相关的“形容词”的含义，much表示程度，理解为“很，十分”的意思。例如:
much of a difference有很大的差别
much of a coward很胆怯的
much of a risk十分风险的
much of a gentleman很绅士的
此外，much of a...还经常跟too连用，构成:“too much of a..”，例如:
I find this town too much of a backwater.
我觉得这个城镇太闭塞。
It's too much of an expense to own a car.
拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
He's too much of an idealist for this government.
对现政府而言，他是一位过度的理想主义者。
I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition.
如果不会给您增添太多麻烦，我倒愿意留下。
I don't like that young lady; she's too much of a social butterfly.
我不喜欢那个年轻女子，她是个十足的交际花。
There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future ．
种种迹象表明,她只是又一个前途渺茫的美国青少年。
The two candidates are much of a muchness ─ it's hard to choose between them.
两位候选人不相上下——很难挑选。
They are all much of a muchness.
他们都是大同小异的。
We are not sure that the administration has much of a strategy beyond that,
我们不能确定政府有着超过这些的更多战略。
I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
cynic/ˈsɪnɪk/
adj.
愤世嫉俗的
n.
愤世嫉俗者；怀疑者；悲观者；认为人皆自私的人
'I don't think you have much of a case.' — 'I expect not.'
“我想你没有什么好理由。”——“我想没有。”
The country's leaders, they say, are beginning to appreciate how much of a threat climate change poses to China itself.
他们说，该国领导人开始观察，气候变化对中国自身构成的威胁到底有多大。
I was never much of a scholar.
我从来不是那种用功的好学生。
This isn't much of a painting.
这幅画画得不怎么样。
It hasn't been much of a holiday
这简直不像是假日。
To be honest, I've never been much of a bird person ．
老实说,我从来都不是一个喜欢鸟的人。
I should have got a better price for the car, but I'm not much of a businessman.
那辆车我本应卖个更好的价钱，但我不大会做生意。
He's not much of a tennis player.
他算不上网球好手。
It had a certain funky charm, I guess, but it wasn't much of a place to raise a kid.
我想那个地方是有种怪怪的独特魅力，但是不适合抚养孩子。
It isn't much of a job, but it will keep the wolf from the door.
那并不是一个什么了不起的工作，但靠它还能勉强度日。
It's not much of a career, you may think.
你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。
I was too much of a good-time girl to do any serious studying.
我过去是个很贪玩的女孩，从来不知道认真学习。
He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
他太特立独行，永远不可能做高官。
She is not much of a journalist.
她并不是一个好记者。
It's too much of a fag to go out.
外出活动真叫人吃不消。
It’s not much of a day for a walk.
今天的天气不适于散步。
His brother is not much of a companion for him.
他兄弟与他情趣不甚相投。
He's a good teacher but he's not much of a disciplinarian.
他是个好老师，但却不是个很好的纪律执行者。
Lenovo might not have much of a brand overseas, but its association with a foreign firm has helped it in China.
联想在国外可能没有很强的品牌效应，但收购外国公司一事却对其在中国的发展帮助不小。
On a sunny day your shadow would not show much of a picture because you are not transparent.在阳光充足的日子里，你的阴影不会展现很多东西，因为你不是透明的。
This may not make much of a difference in the real world.
这可能不会在现实世界中产生很大的差别。
'Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?' — 'I think so.'
“你认为那会给这个家庭带来很大的变化吗？”——“我认为是这样的。”
Peppers have thin skins that don't offer much of a barrier to pesticides.
辣椒有一层很薄的表皮，对农药起不到很大的阻碍。
By itself and without faster ice loss, this would not be much of a problem.
如果南极冰架不会以更快的速度融化，这也许不会是什么大问题。
Breaking the law is too much of a risk.
违反法律太危险了。
He was too much of a gentleman to ask them for any money.
他太绅士气了，不好意思向他们要钱。
He was too much of a coward to tell the truth even to his closest friend.
他太胆怯，其至对最亲密的朋友也,不敢说出直相。
Too much of a good thing can cause harm: High amounts of vitamins in supplements plus what you get in food can put you over the safe limit.
好的东西太多会造成伤害:营养补充品维生素含量过高，加上你从食物中获取的营养会使你超出安全标准。
Problem: too complex, and too much of a perfectionist.
问题在于:太复杂了，过于追求完美了。
这个结构可以经常使用比较级形式。例如:
This is more of a sitting room.这太像个起居室的样子。
This is more of a sitting room than a kitchen.
与其说这是一个厨房，还不如说这是一个起居室。
No, I wanted to do something that had more of a proper structure to it.
不，我想做一件对于我的专业或经历结构更加合理的工作。
注意：“much of a+单数名词”结构用法大家已经学会；那么“be + of + 抽象名词”结构会吗，本人往期的文章有论述，欢迎查阅。
来源：翅膀英语一点号