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       Child prodigies are marked not so much by their skills but instead by the fact that these skills are fully developed at a very early age.

(A) but instead

(B) rather than  

(C) than

(D) as（D）

    (E) so much as

为什么选D,as在这里做何解释？啥用法？

为什么不选B

谢谢！

lyle

not so... as 固定搭配。

v521

got it

3x

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not so ... as ...
formal used in comparisons to say that something or someone has less of a particular quality than another person or thing
The bed was not so comfortable as his own.

这个题目是不是可以这样翻译：

与他们的早在很小的时候就已经完全发展了的技能相比，神童的这些技能本身并不引人注意？？

lyle

好像应该是这样翻译：

神童们不是因为他们的技能而与众不同，而是因为他们的技能在很早的时候就已经完善了。

v521

got it

thanks