请看下面一道题：“Is he a man with good manners?” “No, he is _________ but polite.”
A. anything               B. anyone               C. anybody           D. anywhere
【分析】此题容易误选B或C，因为句子主语指人，只有B、C才与之一致。其实，正确答案应选A。因为 anything but 是习语，意为“根本不是”或“一点也不”，不仅可用于事物，也可用于人。如：That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座桥一点也不安全。

My income is anything but large.  我的收入绝对不算多。The fight is anything but finished. 战斗绝没有结束。Her father was anything but a poet. 她父亲根本不是诗人。Such a man was anything but a hero. 那样的人绝不算英雄。