More than 的多種用法

Morethan的用法A. “Morethan＋名詞”表示“多於……”、“非但……尤其是”如：

1）Modern science is more than a large amount of information.

2）Jason is more than a lecturer； he is a writer， too.

●B. “More than＋數詞”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：

3） I have known David for more than 20 years.

4）Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.

●C. “More than＋形容詞”等於“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”後麪的而否定“than”後麪的，約等於“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……”的語義，也可用“not any more than……”來取代，因此 15 可以變成 16. 16）A learner cannot…… any more than ……“同樣的， 17可以變成 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”也在一些慣用語中出現，如：

19）More offen than not （經常），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（非常關心）the current economic problems.