问题详情

The expression "The claim is as ambitious as it is pessimistic." can be best paraphrased as which of the following？
A．the claim is both ambitious and pessimistic.
B．the claim is more ambitious than pessimistic.
C．the claim is either ambitious and pessimistic
D．the claim is more pessimistic than ambitious.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！