“甚至”(甚或)作为连词,其作用是“提出突出的事例(有更进一层的意思)”(《现代汉语词典》),“即说明即使在这种情况下也不例外”(《现代汉语虚词例释》)。例如巴金的《灯》:“几盏灯甚或一盏灯的微光固然不能照彻黑暗,可是它也会给 The effect of “even” (or even) as a conjunction is “to make a prominent case (with a further meaning)” (“Modern Chinese Dictionary”), “that is to say even in this case” (“ Examples of Modern Chinese Function Words ”). For example, Ba Jin’s “light”: "a few lights or even a light glimmer can not shine through the dark, but it will give