more than的用法总结
时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇
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more than 是典型的“比较结构”。因为这个结构被赋予了太多的含义和用法,以至于让人眼花缭乱,结果没有人去关心它是怎么变来的。
其实,任何事物都有其自身规律。表“程度”的more than结构,more 应该是程度副词much 的比较级。如果more表示数量,那么它就是限定词much或many的比较级,这要视情况而定。
下面,我们具体剖析more than的本义,以及由此衍生的各种用法。因为太多,不宜在此罗列,那样反而影响阅读和理解。
一、more than 的基本含义:
1. 表示“数量”概念:“多于,超过”
The job needs more than three people. 这项工作需要三人以上去做。
There are more than fifty workers in this workshop. 这个车间里有五十多个工人。
I have seen this happen more than twice. 发生这种事我屡见不鲜。
This city has a population of more than 1,000,000. 这个城市人口超过一百万。
表示“数量”概念是more than 最基本的用法,可以说一目了然,无须解释。
2. 表示“程度”概念:“超过,胜过,不止,不仅,更加,非常”
He is more than a father. 他不仅仅是一位父亲。
(意味着他还起到了父亲以外的作用。)
Her room functions as more than a bedroom. 她的房间的作用超过了卧室。
I like this book more than you do. 我比你更喜欢这本书。
I'm afraid I've eaten more than enough. 恐怕我是吃得过多了。
It was more than flesh 1 and blood could bear. 这是血肉之躯无法忍受的。
True friendship is worth more than money. 真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。
She was more than surprised when she saw the scene. 当她看到这一幕时,她感到非常惊讶(超出了惊讶)。
二、more和than的分离:
more than如果分开,than前后是两个并列平行的成分,那么该结构表示一种“取舍关系”,than前面的成分就是“取”,后面的成分就是“舍”。可译为“是A不是B”,或者“与其说是B,不如说是A”。例如:
In some ways she is more like her father than her mother. 在某些方面,她更像她父亲而不像母亲。
He is more a writer than a scholar 2. 与其说他是学者,不如说是作家。
She thinks more of others than of herself. 她为别人而不为自己着想。
Tom is more foolish than stupid. 与其说汤姆笨,倒不如说他傻。
三、more than 的延伸:
1. more than 被程度副词所修饰:
这些程度副词一般是much, far, a little, little, a bit, twice等。
Eighty is much more than eight . 80比8大得多。
Teachers do much more than impart 3 knowledge. 教师们所付出的远比传授知识要多。
My car has been using a lot of petrol lately, far more than usually. 近来我的车耗油量很大,远远超过了平时的水平。
In fact good artists do not only copy life. They do far more than that. 事实上,优秀的艺术家搞创作远不只单纯地临摹生活。
He spent a little more than 20 yuan yesterday. 昨天他花了20块多一点儿。
That's a little more than I want to pay. 价格有点贵。
The play lasts a bit more than two hours. 戏演了两个小时多一点儿。
As a matter of fact, it weights a bit more than it should. 实际上,份量比应该给的还多了点。
The Boulevard at that time was little more than a country road. 那条林荫大道当时和一条乡村大路差不多。
I accomplished 4 the journey in little more than two hours. 我近用两个钟头就行完了旅程。
【说明】跟a little一样,little也是一个程度副词,只不过表“否定”含义罢了,little more than 跟no more than 意思十分接近。
2. no more than 和nothing more than:
no more than 和nothing more than,就是字面意思:“不多于,仅仅,只不过”。
It's no more than a misunderstanding. 这只是个误会。
It will take no more than five days to read the book. 只需五天,我就会把这本书读完。
His whole school education added 5 up to no more than one year. 他所受的全部学校教育加起来不过一年。
It is nothing more than a made-up story. 它只不过是杜撰的故事而已。
Racing 6 is nothing more than a hobby. 赛车只是一种爱好。
She wishes to be treated as nothing more than a common girl. 她希望被对待得只不过像一般的女孩子。
3. no more ... than +从句
“no more+形容词/副词+ than”也是一种比较结构。这种结构是对than前后两个并列成分的全部否定,意为“两者都不”。
He is no more hard working than she is.他跟她一样都不用功。
Tom was no more surprised than (he was) disappointed 7 at this news. 汤姆听见那消息既不惊讶也不失望。
He is no more considerate 8 of others than his brother is. 他不体谅别人,就跟他弟弟一样。
4. not ... any more than +从句
“not ... any more than”也是一种比较结构,意味着主句和比较从句全都否定。翻译时可灵活掌握。例如:
They cannot do the impossible any more than we can. 他们和我们同样不能做不可能的事情。(the impossible 指“不可能的事情”,相当于 the impossible things)
He does not like classical 9 music any more than I do. 他和我一样都不喜欢古典音乐。
He can not speak French any more than I can. 他不会说法语,我也不会。
This is not my job any more than it is yours. 这不是你的工作,同样也不是我的工作。
He is not a poet any more than I am a scholar. 我不是一个学者,他也不是一个诗人。
Man cannot live without food any more than plants can grow without sunshine. 人没有食物不能生存,植物没有阳光也不能生长。
四、不用比较级原来是什么呢?—— 如果一定要变成原级,那就是表程度的very much:
He was very much a child when his father died.
Today, under Flanagan's tutelage, she is very much a winner. 今天,在弗拉纳根的指导下,她是个十足的成功者。
Climate change is still very much a subject for debate. 气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。
He is very much a private man and confides 10 in no one. 他是个很隐秘的人,从不向人吐露他的秘密。
n.肉;(供食用的)肉;果肉
- A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
- The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。
n.学者,公费生,有文化者,学习者
- There was no doubt that he was a fine scholar.毫无疑问,他是位杰出的学者。
- To be a scholar is to be the top of society.万般皆下品,惟有读书高。
vt.告知,透露;赋予,给予
- A teacher's aim is to impart knowledge.教师的宗旨就是传授知识。
- Your presence will impart an air of elegance to the party.您的光临将会为宴会增添优雅的气氛。
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
- They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
- The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
adj.失望的,不满意的,不如意的
- He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
- He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望,以致变为了绝望。
adj.考虑周到的;体谅的,替…着想的
- It was very considerate of you to send me a postcard.你想得真周到,寄给我明信片。
- He is always considerate to old people.他对老人一向体贴入微。
adj.古典的;古典文学的;正统派的;古典主义的
- This classical poem is hard to understand.这首古诗很费解。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
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