more than的用法
贬义词有哪些 “More than+名词”表示“多于……”、“非但……尤其是”如:
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
● “More than+数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意,如:
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
4) Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
● “More than+形容词手上的细菌”等于“很”或“非常”的意思,如:
澳门八景5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
在“”中,肯定“more”后面的而否定“than”后面的,约等于“是……而不是……”如:
7) The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
8) This book ems to be more a manual than a text.
9) Catherine is more diligent than intelligent.
10) Hearing the loud noi, the boy was more surprid than frightened.
● “More than”或“”+含“can”的分句时表示“否定意”,如:
11) That's more than I can do.
12) Don't bite off more than you can chew.
13) In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.
制动失效●“”表示“不……;不如……”,如:
14) I can no more do that than anyone el.
“No more…...”的语义,也可用“not any ”来取代,因此 15 可以变成 16。
16) A any more than ...”同样的, 17可以变成 18:
17) Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
18) Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
此外,“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现,如:
19) More often than not (经常),people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
20) All of us are more than a little concerned about(非常关心)the current economic problems.
more A than B 结构。用来比较两种说法的正确程度,即前一种说法(A项)比后一种说法(B项)要正确一些,表示“与其……不如……”。在这个句型里,more 后不能用形容词或副词的比较级形式,而要用原级形式,此外还可用名词、代词、动词、介词短语等。例如:
(1) He is more good than bad.
与其说他坏不如说他好。
(2) It is more a poem than a picture.
与其说这是一幅画,不如说这是一首诗。
more than 或 than 后接从句,可表示否定意义。例如:
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牛腰(1) The beauty of Hangzhou is more than words can describe.
杭州景色之美是说言所不能描述的。
(2) That is more than I can tell you, sir.
这一点我是不能告诉你的,先生。
(注意:在这种句型中,more than 后常接含有 can 或 could 的从句,表示“……不能”。)
对于下列表示否定意义的句子,有的语法学家认为在 than 后面省略了 when,有的认为省掉了 it,也有的认为 than 用作关系代词,因而并无省略。这类句子在理解上并不困难,结构上变化也不大,从实用出发,可将其视为一种句型来学习。例如:
a. You spent more money than was intended to be spent.
你花掉的钱比原计划的要多。(原计划要花的钱没有这么多。)
b. This is more money than is needed.
这笔钱比需要的多。(需要的钱没有这么多。)
c. We often advi him not to drink more wine than is good for his health.
我经常建议他不要饮酒太多,以免有害健康。
医生个人总结
more than 结构可以由 far,much,a little,slightly,hardly,nothing,no 等词修饰,一般置于 more than 结构前。例如:
(1) This little man was hardly more than one meter fifty tall.
这个小个子男人身高仅1.5米。
(2) She could have thought of nothing more likely to plea her brother than this prai of Maggie.
她本该想到没有比赞扬玛琪更能使她哥哥高兴的了。
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 mor
e 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 dresd 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 abnce of war.
和平不仅仅是没有战争。
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。
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。
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。例如:
They 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)。
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。)
little more than; no less than
little more than 乌兰夫故居,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: