as 引导让步状语从句,意思是【虽然,尽管】,不强调必须用于句首(不用于句首),但必须用于倒装结构。可以用though 来替换,但不能用although替换。
例如
Child as he is,he knows a lot.
Young as Jack is,he has made several inventions.
其倒装结构为:
名词/形容词/副词/动词原形+助动词/be/情态动词+主语+其他
while引导让步状语从句,
一般来讲在句首,但也可在句中。
例如,Child as she is …,人做主语倒装。