英语短语"more…than"是比较级的核心结构之一,主要用于对比两个事物的程度、数量或属性,核心含义是“比……更……”,但在不同语境中还可引申出“与其说……不如说……”的转折意味。以下是详细用法解析:
用于多音节形容词/副词(或部分双音节词,如tired, bored)的比较,结构为:
例:
She is more intelligent than her brother.(她比哥哥更聪明。)
This movie is more interesting than the one we watched last week.(这部电影比我们上周看的更有趣。)
The new phone is more expensive than the old model.(新手机比旧款更贵。)
例:
He runs more quickly than I do.(他跑得比我快。)
She speaks English more fluently than her classmates.(她英语说得比同学更流利。)
They worked more diligently to finish the project.(他们更勤奋地完成了项目。)
当more后接可数/不可数名词时,表示“比……更多的……”,结构为:
例:
We have more books than before.(我们的书比以前更多了。)
She drinks more coffee than tea.(她喝咖啡比喝茶多。)
There are more students in this class than in that one.(这个班的学生比那个班多。)
当more后接名词、动词或从句时,more…than…会弱化“比较”,强调“前者更符合,后者次之”,即“与其说后者,不如说前者”。
结构:more + 名词 + than + 名词
例:
He is more a poet than a novelist.(与其说他是小说家,不如说他是诗人。)
It’s more a suggestion than an order.(这与其说是命令,不如说是建议。)
This is more a problem than an opportunity.(这与其说是机会,不如说是问题。)
结构:more + 动词 + than + 动词
例:
She more sings than talks.(与其说她在说话,不如说她在唱歌。)
He more listens than speaks in meetings.(开会时他与其说发言,不如说倾听。)
例:
I am more angry than sad.(与其说我难过,不如说我生气。)
She was more surprised than happy when she won the prize.(她获奖时与其说开心,不如说惊讶。)
强调“两者都不具备某属性”,相当于“neither…nor…”的加强版。
例:
He is no more honest than his friend.(他和他朋友一样不诚实。)
This book is no more interesting than that one.(这本书和那本一样没趣。)
I am no more a doctor than you are.(我不是医生,你也不是。)
强调“前者不如后者程度高”,是more…than…的否定形式。
例:
She is not more beautiful than her sister.(她不如妹妹漂亮。)
This problem is not more difficult than that one.(这个问题不如那个难。)
He doesn’t work more hard than I do.(他工作不如我努力。)
1、 比较对象要一致:
比较的事物需属于同一类别,避免逻辑错误。
❌ 错:My book is more interesting than you.(书和人不能比)
✅ 对:My book is more interesting than yours.(我的书 vs 你的书)
2、 代词的格:
口语中常用宾格(me/him/her),正式语境用主格+助动词(I am/he does/she is)。
例:He is taller than me./ He is taller than I am.(他比我高。)
3、 单音节词 vs 多音节词:
单音节词(如tall, fast, happy)直接加er构成比较级(taller than),无需more;
多音节词(如intelligent, interesting, carefully)必须用more…than…。
核心:“比……更……”(比较级);
引申:“与其说……不如说……”(转折对比);
扩展:no more…than…(两者都不)、not more…than…(不如)。
通过具体语境判断用法,结合例子练习能更快掌握!