(1)有人，任何人(any person)(用法同anybody)：Is there～at home? 家里有人嗎? I hope it will not worry～.我希望這不會(huì)使任何人擔(dān)憂。Hardly～believes that.幾乎沒人相信那事。If～asks where you are，what shall I say? 如果有人問你在哪兒，我怎么說? It's doubtful whether～will come.未必會(huì)有人來。
(2)每個(gè)人，無論誰(everyone，no matter who;one person out of many)：A～can enter for competition，can't they? 每個(gè)人都可以參加競爭，不是嗎? A～who is over eighteen is allowed in.任何滿18歲者都允許入內(nèi)。Ask～and you'll get the same answer.無論你問誰，得到的答案都一樣。She can do that sort of work better than～else.她干那種工作比誰都出色。
【說明】在語言的實(shí)際運(yùn)用中anyone比 anybody更常見。
【辨異】anyone僅指人，而any one或指人(指單個(gè)的或特指的人)，如：Can any one of the boys play the flute?(這些男孩子中有哪一個(gè)能吹笛嗎?) 或指物，如：Which screwdriver do you want?—Any one will do.(你要哪一把螺絲刀? ——無論哪把都行。)