More than的用法

●　C. “More than＋形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：

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.

●　D. 在“More...than...”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 seems to be more a manual than a text.

9)　　Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.

10)　　Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.

●　F. “No more...than...”表示“不……；不如……”，如：

14)　I can no more do that than anyone else.

15)　A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.”

“No more…...than...”的语义，也可用“not any more than...”来取代，因此 15 可以变成 16。

16)　　A learner cannot... 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 offen 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.

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