“much more”是英语中强调程度或数量增加的常用短语,核心含义是“……得多;更加;多得多”。其用法可分为以下几类,结合例子说明会更清晰:
1、 修饰形容词/副词的比较级:强调“比……程度更深”(“much”是程度副词,加强比较级的语气);
2、 修饰不可数名词:表示“多得多的……”(“more”是“much”的比较级,“much”进一步强调数量);
3、 引申为“更不用说;更何况”(常用结构“much more so”)。
用于多音节形容词/副词(如interesting, carefully)的比较级前(这类词的比较级需用“more + 原级”),或直接修饰“more + 原级”构成的比较级,强调“……得多”。
形容词比较级:
The new museum is much more interesting than the old one.(新博物馆比老的有趣得多。)
She is much more patient with kids than I am.(她对孩子比我有耐心得多。)
副词比较级:
He speaks English much more fluently after studying abroad.(留学后他英语说得流利多了。)
They arrived much more quickly than expected.(他们到得比预期快得多。)
表示“多得多的……”,注意不可数名词才能用“much more”(可数名词复数需用“many more”)。
We need much more time to finish the report.(我们需要多得多的时间完成报告。)
There’s much more water in the lake than in the river.(湖里的水比河里多得多。)
She has much more experience in marketing than her colleagues.(她在营销方面的经验比同事多得多。)
“so”指代前文提到的情况,用于加强语气,强调“前者已经如此,后者更甚”。
It’s hard to learn a new language, much more so to master it.(学一门新语言很难,精通就更难了。)
He doesn’t like spicy food, much more so extremely spicy dishes.(他不喜欢辣的食物,更不用说超辣的菜了。)
Being punctual is important for work, much more so for a job interview.(上班准时很重要,求职面试就更重要了。)
用于否定句时,表示“没有更多的……”;疑问句中表示“需要/有更多的……吗?”。
否定句:
I don’t have much more to add.(我没什么更多要补充的了。)
There isn’t much more space in the suitcase.(行李箱里没多少空间了。)
疑问句:
Do you need much more help?(你还需要更多帮助吗?)
Is there much more coffee left?(还剩很多咖啡吗?)
much more:修饰不可数名词或多音节形容词/副词的比较级;
many more:修饰可数名词复数(强调“更多的数量”)。
例如:
Much more money(更多的钱,不可数) vs. Many more books(更多的书,可数复数);
Much more interesting(更有趣,多音节比较级) vs. Many more students(更多学生,可数复数)。
表示“远不止;比……多得多”,后接名词、代词或从句。
This project costs much more than I budgeted.(这个项目的花费比我预算的多得多。)
She knows much more than just French.(她懂的远不止法语。)
He cares about you much more than he lets on.(他对你的关心比表面上多得多。)
总结:“much more”的核心是强调“程度/数量的增加”,关键是根据后面接的成分(比较级、不可数名词、so)判断具体用法,结合例子练习会更容易掌握~