Heistooshytoaskastrangerthetime,stilllessspeaktoaroomfullofpeople.这句话stilllessspeakto.在句中是什么成分,为什么speak用的是原型中间没有连词啊?是不是stillless有特殊用法啊?

Question

He is too shy to ask a stranger the time,still less speak to a room full of people.这句话still less speak to.在句中是什么成分,为什么speak用的是原型中间没有连词啊?是不是still less有特殊用法啊?

Answer 1

still less 词组“更不用说."
still less speak to a room full of people 是独立成分,意为“更不用说对着满屋子人说话了”
等于：
to say nothing of speaking to a room full of people
等于：
let alone speak to a room full of people