英语翻译Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know ofMoney spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of,这里of可不可以去掉,as well as 起什么作用,谢谢!

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英语翻译Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of,这里of可不可以去掉,as well as 起什么作用,谢谢!

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这句话蛮难的,因为有些隐含的意思. know of 这里是 “所了解的,所知道的”,不能省略of.
用英语解释 know of = be aware of the existence of someone or something. 它和 know 不一样, know表示认识、知道 （具体的事和人）.

as well as 这里是副词,表示 “也、一样”的意思.英语解释应该是：also, in addition, likewise...

这句话 全句也许该写成：Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any (money spent) I know of. 看,这里 as well as 连接的是句子里的第二个“money"和括号中省略未写出来的"money".
生硬的直译为：花在广告上的钱 是 （钱） 和我所知道的 花在其他任何东西上的钱一样 （必须得花,有意义,同等概念消费……等等）.

总之,这个句子表示：广告花销是我了解的和其他东西的花销一样（必须,值得……等）.