英语短语 "more…than…" 是英语中最常用的比较结构之一,核心功能是对比两个事物的“程度、数量或性质”,但根据语境不同,具体含义和用法会有扩展。以下是详细解析:
这是最基础的用法,用于比较两者的“程度差异”,结构为:
She is more beautiful than her cousin.(她比她表妹更漂亮。)
He runs more quickly than I do.(他跑得比我快。)
This book is more interesting than that one.(这本书比那本更有趣。)
当more后接可数名词复数或不可数名词时,表示“比…更多的数量”,结构为:
I have more books than you.(我的书比你多。)
We need more water than soda for the party.(派对需要的水比苏打水多。)
There are more students in Class 1 than in Class 2.(一班的学生比二班多。)
当more后接名词/形容词,且强调“前者更符合,后者次之”时,含义会转向“否定后者,肯定前者”,即“与其说B,不如说A”。结构为:
more + A + than + B(A和B通常是同类性质的词,如形容词、名词)He is more lazy than stupid.(与其说他笨,不如说他懒。)
It's more a hobby than a job.(与其说这是工作,不如说这是爱好。)
She is more sad than angry about the news.(听到这个消息,她与其说生气,不如说难过。)
当more than后接数词、代词或从句时,表示“超过、多于、不止”,常用来强调数量或程度超出预期。
More than 200 people attended the meeting.(超过200人参加了会议。)
I have known her for more than ten years.(我认识她超过十年了。)
He loves you more than he can say.(他爱你之深,难以用言语表达。)
当more than后接形容词或动词短语时,表示“不仅仅是…,而是非常…”,用于加强情感或程度。
I'm more than happy to help you.(我非常乐意帮你。)
The movie was more than interesting—it was unforgettable.(这部电影不止是有趣,简直令人难忘。)
Her kindness is more than words can describe.(她的善良无法用言语形容。)
1、 than后的代词形式:
口语中常用宾格(me/him/her),正式场合常用主格(I/he/she)(需补全动词):
He is taller than me.(口语)
He is taller than I am.(正式)
2、 more than one的主谓一致:
“more than one + 单数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数(因强调“不止一个”但核心是“一个以上的单数”):
More than one student has passed the exam.(不止一个学生通过了考试。)
3、 与“no more…than…”的区别:
“no more…than…”表示“和…一样不…”(否定两者),而“more…than…”是“比…更…”(肯定前者):
He is no more clever than his sister.(他和妹妹一样不聪明。)
He is more clever than his sister.(他比妹妹更聪明。)
“more…than…”的核心是“比较差异”,但通过不同的搭配(形容词/副词/名词/数词/从句),可以延伸出“数量比较、否定性判断、强调超出、加强程度”等多种用法。理解语境是关键!