not more / -er than 與 no more / -er than 結(jié)構(gòu)
比較:
John is not better than Tom.
John is no better than Tom.
前一句表示“約翰不比湯姆好”,屬于普通的比較結(jié)構(gòu);后一例用了no 情況就不同了。no better than 相當(dāng)于as bad as,含義是兩人一樣壞。這里,“no 形容詞或副詞比較級(jí) than”所表示的可以說(shuō)是該形容詞或副詞的反意。
例如: no richer than = as poor as 和……一樣窮
no bigger than = as small as 和……一樣小
no later than = as early as 和……一樣早
同樣地:
I have not taken more than six courses this semester.
I have taken no more than six courses this semester.
前一句的含義是本學(xué)期選的課不多于六門;后一句的含義是只選了六門。強(qiáng)調(diào)“少”。
上述結(jié)構(gòu)與表示前后都否定的no more...than (= not...any more than)又有所不同:
例:A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.(鯨和馬同樣不是魚(yú)。)
另外,在某些結(jié)構(gòu)中,單獨(dú)使用more than 也能表示否定概念:
例1:That is more than I can tell. 我簡(jiǎn)直不能說(shuō)。
例2:My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing. 我去北京不僅僅是旅游觀光而已。
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