It is a question of pride as much as anything else.
这不仅仅是自尊的问题.
注：as much as anything是跟else在一起的,它的意思不能望文生义,仅是表示将a question of pride与anything else进行比较.至于pride的意思,要根据上下文来具体斟酌,因为它的意思可褒可贬.
They are not so much friends as lovers.
与其说他们是朋友,不如说他们是情侣（情人）.
或者：他们不像是朋友,更像是情人.……（只要是这个意思就行,语言风格随你自己选择）
In many cases,teaching is not so much a job as a way of life.
在许多情况下,教书（当老师）并不是一份工作,而是一种生活方式.
总而言之,as much as是一个强二者进行比较的短语,若用在肯定句中,则表示相比较的二者类似或者相等（相同）；若用在否定句,如not so much as,则表示否定前者,肯定后者.