一、实质用法
这类结构的实际意思是对待比较的两个对象进行否定,相当于该原级形容词或副词的反义词使用as…as结构的意思。如:
no better than = as bad as 与……一样不好
no faster than = as slow as 与……一样不快
no taller than = as short as 与……一样不高
no earlier than = as late as 与……一样迟
He is no cleverer than her. 他与她一样不聪明(即一样愚)。
He’s no richer than a beggar. 他同乞丐一样穷,即穷如乞丐。
二、与not+比较级+than的区别
Not+比较级+than表示“不比…更”。如:
He is not taller than me. 他不如我高。
He is no taller than me. 他同我一样不高。(即一样矮)
His English is not better than mine. 他的英语不如我的英语好。
His English is no better than mine. 他的英语同我的英语一样不好。(即一样差)
You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔细。
You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。(即一样粗心)
十、几组容易理解出错的than习语
1.“no +比较级+than”与“not +比较级+than”
(1) “no +比较级+than”用于否定两者,表示“与……一样不”,其义大致相当于其中形容词或副词的反义词用于as…as…结构。如:
He is no richer than a beggar.=He is as poor as a beggar. 他穷如乞丐。
This one is no better than that one.=This one is as bad as that one. 这个与那个一样不好。
(2) “not +比较级+than”的意思是“不比……更”“不如”。如:
He is not richer than you. 他不如你富有。
This one is not better than that one. 这个不如那个好。
2. no less than, han 与 not less than
(1) no less than 有两个意思:一是表示“多达”“有……之多”,强调数量之多;二是表示“简直”“与……没有差别”。如:
We walked no less than three miles. 我们走了三英里之远。
We won no less than £500 in a competition. 我们在一次比赛中就赢了500英镑。
It is no less than robbery to ask for so much. 要这么多,简直跟抢劫没什么两样。
(2) han 意为“与……一样”“不比……差”,强调两者具有同等性。如:
He is no less wise than you. 他跟你一样聪明(他并不比你笨)。
A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。
less is more英文理解(3) not less than 意为“不下于”“至少”。比较:
He has no less than seven daughters. 他有七个女儿之多。
He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有七个女儿。
3. no more than, no more…than与not more than
(1) no more than表示“仅仅”“只有”“只不过”,强调程度低或数量少。如:
He is no more than an ordinary English teacher. 他只不过是个普通的英文老师。
He has no more than three shirts. 他只有3件衬衫。
(2) not more than 表示“至多”,与at most同义。如:
He has not more than three shirts. 他最多只有3件衬衫(含有或许还不到3件之意)。
(3) han 表示对两者都否定, 意为“既不……也不”“同……一样不”。如:
He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家,也不是作家。
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 如同马不是鱼一样,鲸也不是鱼。
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