More than 用法
一、 more than 后跟形容词、副词、分词、动词、名词, more than 起强调作用,含义是 more than 后的形容词、副词、分词、动词、名词的分量不足以反应实际情况而加以说明,汉语意思是:“十分,非常,岂止,简直,不仅仅,绰绰有余”。例如:
I am more than content with what you said. 我对你的讲话十分满意。
She was dressed more than simply. 她穿着太朴素了。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears.
做一个好的听者不仅仅意味着“用耳朵听”。
Peace is much more than the absence of war. 和平不仅仅是没有战争。
can't agree more、A doctor can't be too careful. A kid can never have too many toys.小孩永远不会嫌玩具多。
二、 more than / more … than 跟含 can 的从句,这种结构不能照字面来翻译。 more than 之后的从句里,英语里虽是肯定形式,却表示否定概念。 more than … can …的结构意为“简直不可能”;“ more … than … can …”的结构意为“达到不可能的程度”。例如:
The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. 那个地方美得我简直不可以言表。
How he manages to live is more than I can tell. 他怎样生活的,我简直猜不透。
He has more money than he can spend. 他有花不完的钱。
三、 more … than 通常用于比较两个不同的人物,但有时也可用来指一个人物本身的两种特性,这时其意义和 rather than 相同,肯定 more 后面的,而否定 than 后面的。汉语意思是“与其说……不如说……”,“是……而不是……”。例如:
He is more diligent than clever. 与其说他聪明,不如说他勤奋。
She is more shy than unsocial. 她是害羞,而不是不爱社交。
He is more of a fool than a knave. 与其说他是个无赖,不如说他是个笨蛋。
四、 no more than 与 not more than 后跟名词所表含义的区别:
no more than 后跟名词的意思是“只不过,仅仅”,有“轻视,嫌少”之意。例如:
He is no more than a puppet. 他只不过是个傀儡。
He felt no more than five dollars in the bag. 他的袋子里只剩下 5 美元(有言其少之意)。 not more than 后跟名词的意思是“不超过,至多”,是一般的否定,或客观地说明数字。
hibernatingThey were not more than two hours from the place.
他们离那个地方最多不过两个小时的路线。
I have not more than five dollars in my pocket.
我口袋里的钱不多于 5 美元(最多 5 美元,不超过 5 美元)。
五、 no more … than ( not … any more than )跟从句,表示两者皆否定的观念,意思是“不……正如……不……一样”。例如:
He's no more fit to be a minister than a school boy would be. 小学生不适合当部长,他也不适合当部长(这句话的重点在 He's no more fit to be a minister )。
A nation cannot exist without people any more than a tree can grow without roots.
一个国家不可能离开人民而存在,正如树没有根不能生长一样。
not more … than 跟从句表示两者皆肯定的观念,只是有差别而已,意思是“不及……那样”。例如:
He is not more diligent than you are.
他不象你那样勤奋。
(重点在 you are diligent 。他也勤奋,但不如你勤奋。)
六、 little more than; no less than
little more than ,因 little 含有否定意义,因此其汉语意思是“不过,仅仅,多不了多少”。例如:That is worth little more than one dollar. 那不过值一美元。
no less than ,因“ no less ”含双重否定,因此其汉语意思是“不少于,有……之多”。例如: There were no less than fifty killed and wounded. 死伤者不少于 50 人。
七、 more than 虽属比较结构,但可辅以一定的词汇手段,如: no, nothing, nobody, nowhere, any, anything else, hardly, scarcely 等否定句,便可表达最高级的含义。例如:
Nothing is more precious than time.
没有什么比时间更可贵的东西了。
No complaint is more common than that of a scarcity of money.
最普通的就是说钱不够用。
George did more work this morning than anyone else.
乔治今天上午干的工作比任何人都多。
词语辨析:more/less than词组用法比较
一. no more… than V.S. not more… than
结构:no/not+(more)形容词或者副词比较级+ than
① no more… than 或者not any more…than含有否定意义,表示“与…一样不…”。
② not more… than 具有肯定意义,表示“…不比…更”。
Tom is no taller than Jack. 汤姆和杰克一样不太高。
Tom is not taller than Jack. 汤姆没有杰克高。
例2:He speaks English no more clearly than I. 他和我一样英语说不太清楚。
He doesn’t speak English more clearly than I. 他说英语没有我清楚。
*han 表示“…与…几乎一样”,但是程度低。
例:He jumped no farther than I. 他跳得和我差不多远。(暗示一样不远,很近)
*no more…than还可以后接名词或者动词。
例:①I can no more sing than he can dance. 我不会唱歌就像他不会跳舞一样。
②The spider is no more an insect than the whale is a fish. 正如鲸不是鱼一样,蜘蛛不是昆虫。
二.no more than V.S. not more than
no more than后接数词,相当于only;
not more than 表示“不超过”
① He concluded his idea in no more than sixty words. 他只用了60个字来总结他的观点。
② He concluded his idea in not more than sixty words. 他用了不足60个字来总结他的观点。
三.no less…than V.S. not less… than
no less…than 后接形容词或者副词,表示肯定意义,表示“与…一样…”,相当于as…as…;
not less… than 表示“不比…更…”表示在程度上前者不比后者差。
① The boy is no less quick at figures than I. 他对数字的反应和我一样快。
② The boy is not less quick at figures than I. 他对数字的反应快,不亚于我。(至少和我一样,甚至更快)
四. no less than V.S. not less than
no less than后接数词,表示“多达”,有强调“多”的含义。
not less than表示“不少于,至少”。
① She paid no less than $500 for the new dress. 她花了多达500美金买了这条新裙子。
② It cost him not less than 10 hours to finish the job. 完成这个工作,他花了至少10个小时。
例2:
① No less than 300 children have participated in the game. 多达300个孩子参加了游戏。
② Not less than 300 children have participated in the game. 至少有300个孩子参加了游戏。
no less than不亚于,竟达……之多
1)The audience was no less than five thousand. 听众有五千人之多。
2)That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night. 那间旅馆的住宿费大约要20元一晚呢。
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