comparative adjective/adverb + than + [noun/clause]
用于比较,than后跟名词或从句。
She runs faster than her brother does.
她跑得比她兄弟快。
比
除...外
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
She is taller than her brother.
她比她哥哥高。
用法提示:此处'than'为连词,引出比较的对象‘her brother’。
I would rather walk than take the bus.
我宁愿走路也不坐公交车。
用法提示:'than'作为连词,连接两个被比较的选择。
He earns more money than I do.
他挣的钱比我多。
用法提示:'than'为连词,引出比较的基准,后接从句‘I do’。
用于比较,than后跟名词或从句。
She runs faster than her brother does.
她跑得比她兄弟快。
用于多音节形容词或名词的比较。
This task is more difficult than I expected.
这个任务比我预想的更难。
表示选择或偏好,连接并列结构。
I would stay home rather than go out in the rain.
我宁愿待在家里也不愿冒雨出去。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is more intelligent then him.
正确表达She is more intelligent than him.
中文学习者常将表示时间的“then”与比较结构中的“than”混淆。在比较句中必须用“than”连接比较对象,而“then”用于时间顺序。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is taller me.
正确表达He is taller than me.
汉语比较句不需要介词,但英语形容词比较级后必须用“than”引出比较对象,不可省略。
超过;不止
She has more than ten books.
她有十多本书。
少于;不到
It costs less than ten dollars.
它花费不到十美元。
而不是
I'll have tea rather than coffee.
我要茶而不是咖啡。
除了
There's no one here other than me.
这里除了我没有别人。
比…好
This movie is better than the last one.
这部电影比上一部好。
不超过;仅仅
It's no more than a mile away.
它距离这里不超过一英里。
说起来容易做起来难
Losing weight is easier said than done.
减肥说起来容易做起来难。
迟做总比不做好
The report is late, but better late than never.
报告迟交了,但迟做总比不做好。
不像表面看起来那么简单
There's more to this problem than meets the eye.
这个问题不像表面看起来那么简单。
迟做总比不做好。
A common English proverb meaning it is better to accomplish something late than to fail to do it at all; it is used to comfort someone who is behind schedule or to encourage them to start.
这是一个常见的英语谚语,意思是晚一点完成任务也总比完全不做好;用于安慰落后于计划的人或鼓励他们开始行动。
与其慢慢消逝,不如烈焰燃尽。
A lyric from Neil Young's song 'My My, Hey Hey', famously quoted in Kurt Cobain's suicide note; it suggests that a short, intense life or career is preferable to a long, quiet decline.
这是尼尔·杨的歌曲《My My, Hey Hey》中的一句歌词,柯特·科本在遗书中引用了这句话;它表达的观点是,短暂而热烈的人生或事业胜过长久的、悄无声息的衰落。
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