英語講義【171】More than的用法
簡簡單單的more than，用法可多呢！
下面是些好例子：
● A. More than＋名詞表示多于、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） Lets carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
● C. More than＋形容詞等于很或非常的意思，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Morethan中，肯定more后面的而否定than后面的，約等于是而不是如：
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.
● E. More than或Morethan＋含can的分句時表示否定意，如：
11） Thats more than I can do.
12） Dont bite off more than you can chew.
13） In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.
● F. No morethan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 morethan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.
總之，more than看似簡單，其實很有內涵，味道雋永。
簡簡單單的more than，用法可多呢！
下面是些好例子：
● A. More than＋名詞表示多于、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） Lets carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
● C. More than＋形容詞等于很或非常的意思，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Morethan中，肯定more后面的而否定than后面的，約等于是而不是如：
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.
● E. More than或Morethan＋含can的分句時表示否定意，如：
11） Thats more than I can do.
12） Dont bite off more than you can chew.
13） In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.
● F. No morethan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 morethan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.
總之，more than看似簡單，其實很有內涵，味道雋永。
