For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel

题目

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel
怎么翻译?much 为什么可以用在同级比较

答案

在那之后的几百年里,很少能有发明能像轮子那样有影响力.
as...as...就是同级比较,其中的形容词用原型.
如：as many as ...; as old as...;
这里的much就是原型,用来修饰effect
如果是比较级的话,就是 more effect than...