比较级 + than + 名词/代词
用于两者之间的直接比较。
She is taller than her brother.
她比她哥哥高。
比
used to introduce the second item in a comparison, typically after comparatives and words like more, less, fewer
Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
My brother is two years older than me.
我哥哥比我大两岁。
用法提示：介词than引出比较的对象me。
This coat cost more than fifty dollars.
这件外套花了五十多美元。
用法提示：介词than与more连用，引出数量比较。
She got up earlier than usual this morning.
她今天早上比平时起得早。
用法提示：介词than引出比较的基准usual。
用于两者之间的直接比较。
She is taller than her brother.
她比她哥哥高。
用于多音节形容词或副词的比较。
This book is more interesting than that one.
这本书比那本书更有趣。
表示选择或偏好。
I prefer tea rather than coffee.
我更喜欢茶而不是咖啡。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am taller then you.
正确表达I am taller than you.
因为 'than' 和 'then' 发音相似，但 'than' 用于比较，而 'then' 表示时间顺序。应使用 'than' 表示比较。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is more taller than me.
正确表达She is taller than me.
形容词比较级已经表示了比较，不需要再加 'more'。注意 'taller' 本身就是比较级，与 'than' 连用即可。
比…多；超过
He has more than ten books in his bag.
他的包里有十本以上的书。
少于；不到
This task will take less than an hour.
这项任务用时不到一小时。
而不是
I would like coffee rather than tea.
我想喝咖啡而不是茶。
除…之外
There is no one other than me who can help.
除我之外没有人能帮忙。
比…好
This answer is better than mine.
这个答案比我的好。
than常用于比较句中，表示两者之间的对比关系。
than通常与形容词或副词的比较级连用，如bigger than。
than引出对比的另一方，帮助区分两个事物。
than用于说明两者的差异，例如A is taller than B。
than表达一种相对关系，通过与另一对象比较来说明程度。
说来容易做来难
Losing weight is easier said than done.
减肥说来容易做来难。
迟到总比不到好；晚做总比不做好
Sorry for the delay, but better late than never.
抱歉来晚了，不过迟到总比不到好。
比表面上看到的更多；另有隐情
That deal is more than meets the eye.
这笔交易另有隐情。
与其平淡地老去，不如热烈地燃尽。
Neil Young's famous lyric 'It's better to burn out than to fade away' has been quoted in films and even in Kurt Cobain's suicide note.
尼尔·扬的这句著名歌词“与其平淡地老去，不如热烈地燃尽”被多部电影引用，甚至出现在科特·柯本的遗书中。
我宁愿做一把锤子，也不愿做一颗钉子。
In Simon & Garfunkel's song "El Condor Pasa," the line "I'd rather be a hammer than a nail" expresses a desire to be the one who acts rather than the one who is acted upon.
在西蒙和加芬克尔的歌曲《老鹰之歌》中，歌词“我宁愿做一把锤子，也不愿做一颗钉子”表达了宁为主动者、不为被动者的愿望。
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