“everything”通常用于肯定句中,表示“一切”或“所有的事物”,在疑问句或否定句中也可以使用,但表达的是一种对所有事物的陈述或肯定。
“anything”多用于否定句和疑问句中,表达对某些事物的质疑或否认,但也可以用于肯定句中,表示“任何事物”或“任一事物”,当用于肯定句时,“anything”强调的是个体。
"I have everything I need for the trip."(我准备好了旅行所需的一切。)
"He knows everything about that topic."(他对他所讨论的话题了如指掌。)
"The store has everything you could ever want."(这家商店应有尽有。)
"She's tried everything but nothing seems to work."(她尝试了所有的方法但似乎都不起作用。)
"We were allowed to do anything we wanted to."(我们被允许做任何我们想做的事。)
"My dog eats anything."(我家狗子什么都吃。)
"Anything is better than nothing."(随便什么都比没有好/聊胜于无。)