九、than any other后接名詞用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)

than any other后接名詞時通常用單數(shù)形式，很少用復(fù)數(shù)。如：

He swims faster than any other student in his class. 他比班上的其他任何學生都游得快。

More heat is lost through the head than any other part of the body. 從頭部散發(fā)的熱量比身體的其他任何部位都多。

十、幾組容易理解出錯的than習語

1.“no +比較級+than”與“not +比較級+than”

(1) “no +比較級+than”用于否定兩者，表示“與……一樣不”，其義大致相當于其中形容詞或副詞的反義詞用于as…as…結(jié)構(gòu)。如：

He is no richer than a beggar.=He is as poor as a beggar. 他窮如乞丐。

This one is no better than that one.=This one is as bad as that one. 這個與那個一樣不好。

(2) “not +比較級+than”的意思是“不比……更”“不如”。如：

He is not richer than you. 他不如你富有。

This one is not better than that one. 這個不如那個好。

2. no less than, no less...than 與 not less than

(1) no less than 有兩個意思：一是表示“多達”“有……之多”，強調(diào)數(shù)量之多；二是表示“簡直”“與……沒有差別”。如：

We walked no less than three miles. 我們走了三英里之遠。

We won no less than ￡500 in a competition. 我們在一次比賽中就贏了500英鎊。

It is no less than robbery to ask for so much.  要這么多，簡直跟搶劫沒什么兩樣。

(2) no less...than 意為“與……一樣”“不比……差”，強調(diào)兩者具有同等性。如：

    He is no less wise than you. 他跟你一樣聰明(他并不比你笨)。

    A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚與狗同樣都是聰明的動物。

(3) not less than 意為“不下于”“至少”。比較：

    He has no less than seven daughters. 他有七個女兒之多。

He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有七個女兒。

3. no more than, no more…than與not more than

(1) no more than表示“僅僅”“只有”“只不過”，強調(diào)程度低或數(shù)量少。如：

He is no more than an ordinary English teacher. 他只不過是個普通的英文老師。

He has no more than three shirts. 他只有3件襯衫。

(2) not more than 表示“至多”，與at most同義。如：

He has not more than three shirts. 他最多只有3件襯衫(含有或許還不到3件之意)。

(3) no more...than 表示對兩者都否定, 意為“既不……也不”“同……一樣不”。如：

He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是畫家，也不是作家。

A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 如同馬不是魚一樣，鯨也不是魚。

（編輯  陳根花）

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